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 paragraph’s sentence fluency?
o sentence 1
o sentence 2
o sentence 3
o sentence 4

Explanation:

Sentence 3 seems out - of - place as it focuses mainly on Franklin while the paragraph is about Paine. It disrupts the flow about Paine's story.

Answer:

sentence 3