Question

(1) In the late 1700s, as a new American nation was creating its first navy shipbuilders were busily constructing a great vessel. (2) Trees from alomost every state in the union provided the necessary wood. (3) Silversmith and patriot Paul Revere contributed the cooper bolts and spikes. (4) Finally, after three years of work, the beautiful ship was ready (5) USS Constitution entered service in 1797 as one of the fastest and finest ships in the entire naval fleet.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?

Answer 1

Sentence 1 should be corrected by adding a comma after the introductory clause to properly separate it from the main clause. The correct answer is option 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to sentence correctness in a historical context about the construction of the first navy and USS Constitution. Specifically, it asks for a potential change in sentence 1 from the passage provided.

The correct form of sentence 1 is (1) In the late 1700s, as a new American nation was creating its first navy, shipbuilders were busily constructing a great vessel.

Therefore, the change that should be made to sentence 1 is the addition of a comma after the phrase 'as a new American nation was creating its first navy' to correctly separate the introductory clause from the main clause of the sentence.