Question

read the passage. (1) many american men were drafted during world war ii. (2) many other men volunteered to serve. (3) in fact, so many men entered the armed services that professional baseball experienced a shortage of good players. (4) philip k. wrigley had an interesting solution to the problem. (5) he started a new league. (6) it was called the all - american girls professional baseball league (aagpbl). (7) to find good players, he scouted womens softball clubs. (8) they were very popular at that time. (9) the aagpbl was a hit. (10) in 1948, the year in which the league reached its high point of popularity, more than a million fans came to watch aagpbl games. (11) the league produced many fine players, including mary \bonnie\ baker. (12) dorothy kamenshek was also a fine player. (13) after world war ii ended, the aagpbl declined in popularity. which is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8? womens softball clubs which were very popular at that time were scouted by him to find good players. very popular at the time, he scouted womens softball clubs, and he did this to find good players. to find good players, he scouted womens softball clubs which were very popular at that time.

Explanation:

The most natural - flowing and grammatically correct option combines the two ideas smoothly. The third option "To find good players, he scouted women's softball clubs which were very popular at that time." places the purpose clause at the beginning and then describes the clubs with a relative clause in a clear and logical order. The first option has an awkward word - order with the relative clause, and the second option has a dangling modifier "Very popular at the time" as it seems to modify "he" instead of "women's softball clubs".

Answer:

C. To find good players, he scouted women's softball clubs which were very popular at that time.