Read the sentence.

i told them how surprised and excited i was to have my painting selected, especially since i’d felt so incompetent at the beginning and i knew the competition was so ruthless.

which revision best uses dialogue to improve the sentence?

a) “yup, it was a big surprise,” i told them. “i’m excited that my painting was selected! especially since i felt so incompetent at the beginning and the competition was so ruthless.”
b) “honestly, i was surprised,” i told them truthfully. “the competition was ruthless, and i felt incompetent at the beginning. it’s really exciting to have my painting selected! ”
c) “i’m in! my painting is in! i feel a fist pump and a little dance coming on,” i said, grinning. i thought about how i felt so incompetent at the beginning because of the ruthless competition.
d) “did you hear? ” i asked them. “my painting got selected! exciting, right? ” i smiled. “especially given that i felt so incompetent at the beginning and that the competition was ruthless! ”

C) " i'm in!" My painting is in! I feel a fist pump and a little dance coming on, " is aid grinning. I thought about how I felt so incompetition at the beginning because of the ruthless competition.

Explanation:

The letter c perfectly establishes a dialogue that improves the original text, as well as maintaining the cohesion and coherence of the original text and providing all the information necessary for the reader to understand the message that the dialogue wants to pass.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

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