Which rewrite of the following sentences uses the most concrete
nouns?
After a long day sewing shoes by hand, the shoemaker
returned to her house in the mountains, where she
discovered all of her belongings were missing from her
living room. She phoned for help and waited in the front of
her house until some people arrived to observe her
situation.
A. After a long day sewing shoes by hand, the shoemaker
returned to her cabin in the Alps, where she discovered all
of her furniture, china, rugs, and glass animals were
missing from her living room. She phoned the police and
waited in her garden until neighbors and police arrived to
observe her losses.
B. After a long day sewing shoes by hand, the shoemaker
returned to her house in the Alps, where she discovered all
of her belongings were missing from her living room. She
phoned for help and waited in the front of her house until
some people arrived to observe her losses.
O c. After a long day sewing shoes by hand, the shoemaker
returned to her house in the mountains, where she
discovered all of her things were missing from her living
room. She phoned for the police and waited in her garden
until some people arrived to observe her situation.
OD. None of the above are correct.