Question

(5) in 1752, benjamin franklin used a kite to prove the presence of electricity in storm clouds. (6) he did it by flying a kite during a thunder - storm with a brass key attached to the end. (7) the story goes that, when lightning struck the kite line and traveled down to the key, their was a spark of electricity. (c) (8) kites also played a role in learning about the weather. (9) in 1749, alexander wilson of scotland became the first scientist to send a thermometer aloft in a kite. (10) starting in the 1890s, kites held meteorological instruments that also measured humidity and wind speed. (11) they measured barometric pressure too. (d) (12) kites were an early form of aircraft: (13) the wright brothers, inventors of the first plane, experimented with kites. (14) alexander graham bell, the physicist and inventor, used kites to learn about problems of airplane construction. (e) (15) so the next time you see some neighborhood children flying kites, just think. (16) you may be watching budding young scientists. 28. sentence 6: he did it by flying a kite during a thunderstorm with a brass key attached to the end. the most effective revision of sentence 6 would begin with which group of words? o by flying a kite with a brass key o the kite was flown during a thunderstorm o a brass key was attached to the end o during a thunderstorm, he flew a kite with

Explanation:

The original sentence starts with "He did it". To make it more direct and clear - starting with the time - setting and the action, "During a thunderstorm, he flew a kite with" is a better - structured beginning. It sets the scene first and then describes the action.

Answer:

D. During a thunderstorm, he flew a kite with