Question

(1) Straight-A students have been rewarded in different ways for their hard work. (2) They have been given the chance to eat lunch with the principal, they have received gifts and certificates, and they have been publicly acknowledged. (3) School hope that these policies will not only serve as a reward to students, but also as an inspiration to others to do well in their classes. (4) However, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. (5) These students want something else. (6) These students should be exempt from taking the final exam because they have already demonstrated responsibility and dedication, they know the material, and most importantly they feel that other students will likely be inspired to achieve the ultimate honor-roll goal.

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 4 and 5?
a) These honor-roll students, show little interest in the awards, however they are wanting.
b) These honor-roll students, showing little interest, wanting something else. c)
Wanting something else, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards. d) They want something else, because these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards.

Answer 1

c) Wanting something else, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards.

Explanation: Hope this helps!

Answer 2

C) Wanting something else, these honor-roll students show little interest in the awards.

Step-by-step explanation:

When dealing with questions such is this, we first need to asssss the meaning of the two sentences. They express two simultaneous actions; students show little interest and students want something else.

Of course, the easieat way to combine them would be using the conjunction "and".

Since that is not given, the only option that preserves the original meaning is option C). It uses present participle to express simultaneous occurrence of the verbs "show" and "want".