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Read the sentence.

The unsteady ship rocked back and forth as the nervous soldiers held their weapons.


Which revision best improves the sentence by replacing weak language with vivid language?


replacing unsteady with old

replacing rocked with moved

replacing nervous with many

replacing held with clutched

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Answer:

replacing held with clutched

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Answer: replacing held with clutched

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