Read the passage.
(1) Long ago, the Everglades were a broad expanse of shallow water covering the southern tip of Florida. (2) Over the years, however, land development has reduced the Everglades to less than half its original size. (3) In fact, development and the resulting growth in the human population have interfered with the natural water flow of the Everglades. (4) To correct this problem and others, environmentalists are trying to help restore the Everglades. (5) The restoration process has not always gone smoothly. (6) Legal battles between a company and the state of Florida are posing obstacles to the process.
Which is the most effective way to invert sentence 6 in order to vary sentence patterns?
A) Posing obstacles to the process are legal battles between a company and the state of Florida.
B) Between a company and the state of Florida, legal battles are posing obstacles to the process.
C)Legal battles posing obstacles to the process are between a company and the state of Florida.
D) Battling legal obstacles to this process are a company and the state of Florida.
I think B
I agree.
No, I just finished the quiz and it's not B.
The other three choices are quite clumsy. I have no idea what to suggest.
B is best to me, if the goal is to vary the sentences. B has a prepositional phrase at the beginning, followed by the main clause.
Would it be A instead?
Inverting sentence 6, yes, A.
But what a clumsy sentence that is!