Question

read this example of incorrect sentence structure. heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon. which revision corrects the sentence? heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon, get under cover. heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon. its about to rain. heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon when its about to rain. heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon mean a storm is coming.

Explanation:

To correct the sentence, we need a subject - verb relationship. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon, get under cover." The phrase "Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon" is a fragment, and the comma - splice - like structure is incorrect.
• Option 2: "Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon. It's about to rain." The first part is still a fragment, and it's just two separate sentences without a proper connection in terms of sentence structure correction.
• Option 3: "Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon when it's about to rain." This is a fragment as it lacks a main verb to make a complete sentence.
• Option 4: "Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon mean a storm is coming." Here, "Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon" is the subject (a noun phrase) and "mean" is the verb, creating a complete sentence with a correct subject - verb relationship.

Answer:

D. Heavy, black clouds rushing in from the horizon mean a storm is coming.