1. The cars come cruising up Broadway. 2. The cars are glittering. 3. The cars are low and rumbling. Which choice below is the most concise way to combine these three sentences? Select one: a. The cars that are rumbling and low, come cruising up Broadway. b. The low and rumbling cars are glittering and cruising up Broadway c. The low, glittering cars rumble and cruise up Broadway. d. Rumbling and low, the glittering cars come cruising up Broadway.

The most concise way to combine these three sentences is:

d. Rumbling and low, the glittering cars come cruising up Broadway.

Explanation:

Concise means brief. That is, we are supposed to find a way to convey the same message as the original sentences but with few words.

First, we need to see what the sentences have in common, so that we can eliminate repetition. All three clearly speak of "the cars", so we can only mention that subject one. Sentences 2 and 3 use the verb "are" followed by characteristics of the cars. We can use those characteristics as adjectives, right before the subject, instead of as predicates. That way, we eliminate the excessive use of verbs in one sentence. That is precisely what letter D does:

d. Rumbling and low, the glittering cars come cruising up Broadway.

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