Read the sentence. After hiking for hours the rest area appeared in the near distance. Which is the best revision of this sentence? The rest area near the hikers appeared in the distance after hiking for hours. After hiking for hours, the hikers saw the rest area appear in the near distance. The hikers near the rest area appeared in the distance after hiking for hours. After hiking for hours, in the near distance the hikers appeared at the rest area.

Read the passage. (1) queen victoria of england remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, albert. (2) victoria did not like to be seen in public during that time. (3) she remained in seclusion in the palace and let her son, the prince of wales, represent her at most public functions. (4) she eventually returned to public life after prime minister benjamin disraeli persuaded her to do so. (5) upon her return, victoria showed concern for england’s poor and needy, which endeared her to her subjects. which is the most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in the passage? lengthen sentence 5. start sentences with different parts of speech. invert most of the sentences. combine sentences 3 and 4.