Question

read the following sentence: i was late because of the fact that i could not leave the house until such time as my mother was ready to go. which revised version of the sentence removes unnecessary wordiness while keeping the original meaning? ○ i was late because of the fact that i could not leave until my mother was ready to go. ○ i was late because my mother was not ready to go. ○ i could not leave the house until my mother was ready to go. ○ i was late because i could not leave the house until such time as my mother was ready to go.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

1. First option: Still has "because of the fact that", which is wordy.
2. Second option: Changes the meaning? No, wait—original says "could not leave until mother was ready", so "mother was not ready" is a concise way to say that, and "I was late because..." keeps the main idea. Wait, no, wait: Wait, original is "I could not leave until mother was ready", so being late is because of that delay. Wait, let's re - examine:

• Original sentence: "I was late because of the fact that I could not leave the house until such time as my mother was ready to go."
• We need to remove wordiness. "because of the fact that" can be simplified to "because", "such time as" is unnecessary. Also, "could not leave the house until..." is the reason for being late. Wait, no—let's check each option's meaning:
• Option 2: "I was late because my mother was not ready to go." Does this keep the meaning? The original says I couldn't leave until mother was ready (so mother not being ready is why I was late). So this is a concise version. Wait, but let's check other options:
• Option 1: Retains "because of the fact that", so wordy.
• Option 3: Omits "I was late", so changes the main point (the sentence is about why I was late, not just about not leaving).
• Option 4: Retains "such time as", so wordy.

Wait, maybe I made a mistake earlier. Let's re - evaluate:
The original sentence's core is "I was late" due to "could not leave until mother was ready". The option that removes wordiness (like "because of the fact that", "such time as") and keeps the meaning is the one that says "I was late because my mother was not ready to go"? Wait, no—"could not leave until mother was ready" is equivalent to "mother was not ready (so I couldn't leave)". So "I was late because my mother was not ready to go" is a concise version that keeps the meaning. Wait, but let's check the options again. Wait, the second option: "I was late because my mother was not ready to go." Does this capture the original meaning? The original reason for being late is that I couldn't leave until mother was ready (i.e., mother wasn't ready, so I was delayed). So this option is concise and keeps the meaning. The other options either retain wordiness or change the focus (like option 3, which is just about not leaving, not about being late).

Answer:

B. I was late because my mother was not ready to go. (Wait, in the options, the second option is "I was late because my mother was not ready to go." So that's the correct one as it removes wordiness ("because of the fact that", "such time as", "could not leave the house until...") and keeps the meaning (I was late due to the mother not being ready, which is the same as not being able to leave until she was ready).