Question

Read the passage.

(1) Can you imagine paying a year’s salary for a single tulip bulb? (2) During the early 1600s, wealthy investors in Holland did just that. (3) It was all part of a craze for tulips that became known as Tulip Mania. (4) Tulips, which were introduced to Europe in about 1550, seemed unusual to Europeans at that time. (5) Tulips had deeper, more intense colors than did flowers native to Europe. (6) Tulips therefore became highly prized. (7) Tulips’ popularity made tulips attractive to investors in Holland, where the economy was flourishing. (8) Tulip bulbs, the investors reasoned, would keep going up in price. (9) Tulip bulbs did not hold their high prices, however. (10) Tulip prices suddenly crashed in 1637. (11) Tulip bulbs that had sold for huge prices suddenly sold for much, much less. (12) Tulip Mania was over.

Which is the most effective way to vary the sentences in the passage?

Begin sentences with different parts of speech.

Combine sentences with coordinating conjunctions.

Invert sentences by putting verbs before subjects

Answer 1

Begin sentences with different parts of speech.

Every sentence from sentence four through the end begins with the word "Tulip" or "tulips". To vary the sentences in this passage, it would be most beneficial to begin sentences with different parts of speech, or at least different words to keep it interesting.

Answer 2

Option A. The most effective way to vary the sentences in the passage is to begin the sentences with different parts of speech.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt, every sentence but the first 3 begin with the same noun; tulip. In order to make the passage more versatile and dynamic, the author could use different parts of speech to begin the different sentences, so that reading the excerpt does not become a tedious task. Parts of speech can include nouns, adjectives, verb, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions and intersections.