Question

read the excerpt from daniels comparative essay. (1) despite the many features shared by short and long fiction, the structure of a short story is very different from that of a novel. (2) a short story follows the rule of one. (3) its about one person, and one important thing happens. (4) in contrast, a novel has time to develop many characters and explore many events. which sentence best revises sentence 3 to use formal language? it focuses on one main character and one main plot event. that is, short stories just look at one character and one thing. it talks about one main character and one important thing that happens. what i mean is it centers on a main character and a single plot occurrence.

Explanation:

Sentence 3 states "It's about one person, and one important thing happens." To revise it to a more formal language, we can re - phrase it to focus on the structure of a short story. The key idea is to convey that short stories typically center around a single character and a single significant event.

Answer:

Short stories usually focus on one main character and one main event.