HSA 2007 English Item 49

Terry is writing about the War of 1812 and the origin of the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The draft of the first part of Terry’s essay, “Oh, Say Can You See,” requires revisions and edits. Read the draft. Then answer the following:

Which of these most effectively combines the ideas in Sentences 12 and 13 into one sentence?

1. The poem was set to music in 1814 and became a patriotic song, and it did not become America’s national anthem until 1931.
2. Set to music in 1814, the poem became a patriotic song, and then it did not become America’s national anthem until 1931.
3. When the poem became a patriotic song after being set to music in 1814, it did not become America’s national anthem until 1931.
4. Although the poem was set to music and became a patriotic song in 1814, it did not become America’s national anthem until 1931.