Question

read the paragraph.
1 thomas paine, a pivotal figure in the american revolution, was born in britain in 1737. 2 when he was in his mid - thirties, he met benjamin franklin in london. 3 franklin helped paine move to philadelphia, where he pursued a career in journalism, he became the editor of pennsylvania magazine. 4 in 1776, paine authored a pro - independence pamphlet called common sense, which was widely read throughout the colonies.
which sentence should be revised to improve this paragraphs sentence fluency?
○ sentence 1
○ sentence 2
○ sentence 3
○ sentence 4

Explanation:

Sentence 3 has an issue with sentence fluency. The phrase "where he pursued a career in journalism, he became" is awkward. It could be revised to "where he pursued a career in journalism and became".

Answer:

sentence 3