HSA 2006 English Item 26

The student paragraph “Bats” requires revisions and edits. Read the paragraph. Then answer the following.

Which of these is the best way to revise Sentence 5 for clarity?

1. Bouncing sound waves off objects, bats navigate carefully, knowing where they are going exactly.
2. Bats know exactly where they are going, carefully navigating by bouncing sound waves off objects.
3. Navigating and carefully bouncing sound waves off objects, bats know exactly where they are going.
4. Bats, they know exactly where they are going, navigating by bouncing sound waves off objects carefully.