Question

5. Read the passage.

(1) When Benjamin Franklin was 22 years old, he opened a printing shop in Philadelphia. (2) There he published two popular periodicals. (3) They were the Philadelphia Gazette and Poor Richard's. (4) The
Philadelphia Gazette was a newspaper. (5) Poor Richard's was an almanac. (6) Poor Richard's was published once a year. (7) Poor Richard's was a collection of miscellaneous information. (8) A feature of Poor
Richard's was advice about how to be happy. (9) The advice was also about how to be successful. (10) The advice was in the form of sayings, such as, "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy,
and wise."
Which is the most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9?
A feature of Poor Richard's was advice about how to be happy and successful.
A feature of Poor Richard's, how to be happy and how to be successful, was advice.
A feature of Poor Richard's was advice about how to be happy, also how to be successful.

Answer 1

The most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9 is 'A feature of Poor Richard's was advice about how to be happy and successful.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The most effective way to combine sentences 8 and 9 is: A feature of Poor Richard's was advice about how to be happy and successful. This combines the ideas of being happy and successful into a single concise sentence, while maintaining the original meaning of the passage. The other options either change the meaning or make the sentence unnecessarily complicated.

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