Question

reread the sentence from the passage. tiptoeing tentatively around the room, her ruby - red lips pressed shut and her face painted white, elise turned an imaginary doorknob, pushed open an invisible door, and took an exaggerated step into the space. reorder the parts of the sentence to state the ideas more clearly. with her ruby - red lips dropdown and her face painted white, elise dropdown around the room, then turned an imaginary doorknob, dropdown an invisible door, and dropdown into the space. answer bank: pushed open, tiptoed tentatively, took an exaggerated step

Explanation:

The reordered sentence logically connects Elise’s physical state (lips pressed shut, face white) to her actions, following a natural sequence: tiptoeing around the room, then interacting with the imaginary door, and finally stepping into the space. This structure clarifies the relationship between her appearance and movements.

Answer:

With her ruby-red lips pressed shut and her face painted white, Elise tiptoed tentatively around the room, then turned an imaginary doorknob, pushed open an invisible door, and took an exaggerated step into the space.