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Read this sentence from "Daphne and Apollo—Getting What We Ask For or What We Deserve" and answer the question.

Apollo promised all that he had to Daphne — his poems, his songs, his worldly goods, and to love her eternally.

Which revision of the underlined section(His poems, his songs, his worldly goods, and to love her eternally) of the sentence best clarifies what Apollo promised to Daphne?

a.to read his poems, to sing his songs, and all his worldly goods and eternal love
b.to love her eternally by way of his poems, his songs, and his worldly goods
c.his poems, his songs, his worldly goods, and his eternal love
d.his poems, songs, worldly goods, and to love her eternally

Respuesta :

He promised her his poems, songs, worldly goods, and to love her eternally. 

The correct answer is D) his poems, songs, worldly goods, and to love her eternally

The revision of the underlined section(His poems, his songs, his worldly goods, and to love her eternally) of the sentence that best clarifies what Apollo promised to Daphne is "his poems, songs, worldly goods, and to love her eternally."

The excerpt clearly says that Apollo promised all that he has: poems, his songs, his worldly goods. He also stated that he would love Daphne for all eternity. A good revision does exactly that clarify any term or sentence that could cause confusion to the reader.