Question 37 of 86 • HS BCS Literature and Composition II 25-26
Read the paragraph.There are two main kinds of winter storms involving snow. A large amount of falling snow is called a snowstorm. Then, there is the blizzard. A blizzard is a very violent storm. It features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.What compound-complex sentence can be formed from the underlined section of the passage to add variety to the paragraph?
Answer
A
Snowstorms bring a lot of snow; blizzards are violent and they feature extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
B
One is a large amount of falling snow called a snowstorm, and the other is a violent storm with wind, cold, and low visibility called a blizzard.
C
The snowstorm is a large amount of falling snow, but the blizzard is much more violent; it features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
D
The first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.