Question

question 1-7
home in the woods, a painting by thomas cole
the painters of paradise
the painters of paradise

1. the 315-mile hudson river winds through the state of new york. 2) it passes through rolling meadows, craggy mountains, and forested hills. 3) during the mid-1800s, the wild beauty of this area helped inspire a new and distinctively american art style. 4) it emphasized the grandeur of nature and america with a promise as a land of boundless opportunity and freedom. 5) this artistic movement became known as the hudson river school. 6) the term \hudson river school\ refers to a group of like - minded artists rather than to an actual physical school. 7) this movement

what is the best way to revise sentence 4?

• it emphasized the grandeur of nature as a land of boundless opportunity and freedom, which was a promise america had.
• it emphasized the grandeur of nature and america’s promise as a land of boundless opportunity and freedom.
• it emphasized the grandeur of nature with america’s promise, and it emphasized it as a land of boundless opportunity and freedom.
• it emphasized the grandeur of nature from freedom of america and promise of land with boundless opportunity.

Explanation:

To determine the best revision, we analyze clarity and conciseness. The original sentence (and options) aim to connect the grandeur of nature with America's promise as a land of opportunity/freedom.

• Option 1: The "which was a promise America had" is wordy and less direct.
• Option 2: Combines "the grandeur of nature" and "America’s promise as a land of boundless opportunity and freedom" clearly and concisely, maintaining the intended meaning.
• Option 3: "with America’s promise, and it emphasized it" is redundant and unclear.
• Option 4: "from freedom of America and promise of land" misinterprets the original meaning (it's about America being a land of opportunity/freedom, not "from" freedom).

So Option 2 is the most effective revision.

Answer:

B. It emphasized the grandeur of nature and America’s promise as a land of boundless opportunity and freedom.