Question

Read the paragraph.

Neighbors are already looking forward to the grand opening of the Englewood Aquatic Center and the recreation that the center’s Olympic-sized pool will provide. With proof of address, residents will be able to sign up for discounted swimming lessons and attend weekly open swim sessions for free. The new swimming facility will take two years to build. It will be state of the art.

Which revision uses a phrase to combine the last two sentences?

Constructing this new state-of-the-art swimming facility will take two years.
The two-year construction of the swimming facility will be state of the art.
Taking years to complete, construction of the state-of-the-art swimming facility will be complete.
Construction of the new swimming facility will take two years and be state of the art.

Answer 1

a

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Constructing this new state-of-the-art swimming facility will take two years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase state of the art refers to the highest level of development of a product. Products described as state-of-the-art are based on the newest technology. When this phrase is used as an adjective, it's written with hyphens between words - state-of-the-art.

The correct way to revise the last two sentences is: Constructing this new state-of-the-art swimming facility will take two years.

The second and fourth options are incorrect because it is the swimming facility that will be state of the art, not the construction.

The third option is incorrect because the duration of the construction is not precisely stated.