Question

read each sentence and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. if it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate alternative from the answer choices provided. if the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose no improvement or correction is required. the home’s furniture was both beautiful, and the home’s furniture was unique.
○ beautiful or unique.
○ beautiful, but it was unique.
○ beautiful and unique.
○ beautiful while also being unique.
○ no improvement or correction is required.

Explanation:

The original sentence is wordy and repeats "the home's furniture was". The correct option should combine the two adjectives "beautiful" and "unique" using the appropriate conjunction. The structure "both...and..." is used to connect two positive qualities, so "beautiful and unique" is the most concise and correct way to express that the furniture has both qualities without repetition. The other options either use incorrect conjunctions (like "or" which changes the meaning) or are still wordy (like "while also being unique").

Answer:

C. beautiful and unique.