Item:
HSA 2006 English Item 3
- CID
- CID47363cc4dbe548a668cc938aafa20f45
- itemNum
- 3
- initialLetter
- A
- itemType
- SR
- itemAnswerKey
- 3
- itemMaxScorePoints
- 1
- origNum
- x
Miriam is writing a draft of an essay about the SS Central America, a ship that sank in 1857. The draft of Miriam's essay requires revisions and edits. Read the draft. Then answer the following:
Which sentence most clearly and effectively adds supporting details to Sentence 4?
- The SS Central America, which was a 280-foot steamship with a side paddle-wheel when a storm hit, was off the coast of the Carolinas.
- The SS Central America was a 280-foot steamship with a side paddle-wheel, which was off the coast of the Carolinas when a storm hit.
- The SS Central America, a 280-foot steamship with a side paddle-wheel, was off the coast of the Carolinas when a storm hit.
- The SS Central America was off the coast of the Carolinas when a storm hit, and it was a 280-foot steamship with a side paddle-wheel.