Question

Which answer best uses precise language to revise the italicized section of this passage? The early American colonies were valuable to Great Britain in different ways. Some of them grew things, and others produced things. The common ground, however, was that the British government wanted to use the resources of the colonies to enhance its own wealth and power rather than to improve the lives of colonists. A. While Virginia was an oasis of agricultural productivity, additional colonies specialized in a multiplicity of cherished commodities. B. Several products were considered worthwhile, but one was the most important C. Some supplied natural resources like timber, while others, such as Virginia, were primarily used for farming. D. Some of them were farmers, and others chose different specialties​

Answer 1

Its C just did the test.

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Answer 2

A. While Virginia was an oasis of agricultural productivity, additional colonies specialized in a multiplicity of cherished commodities.

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Option A is the best answer that uses precise language to revise the italicized section of this passage.

From the passage, we discover that the italicized sentence talks about some people that grew things and the others that produced things.

In precise language, we see that Virginia as oasis of agricultural productivity were those that grew things. While the additional colonies who specialized in a multiplicity of cherished commodities, produced things. The multiplicity simply refer to the multiplying of commodities which means that there was increase in production.