The astronomy club placed the telescope on the tripod and that was their choice. According to The Elements of Style, which sentence is the best revision? It was chosen by the astronomy club to place the telescope on the tripod. The astronomy club chose to place the telescope on the tripod. Placing the telescope on the tripod was chosen by the astronomy club. no change

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1 January, 16:20

The astronomy club placed the telescope on the tripod and that was their choice. According to The Elements of Style, which sentence is the best revision? It was chosen by the astronomy club to place the telescope on the tripod. The astronomy club chose to place the telescope on the tripod. Placing the telescope on the tripod was chosen by the astronomy club. no change

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Leah Huber · Answer 1

According to The Elements of Style, I would say that the best revision of this sentence is the second choice:

The astronomy club chose to place the telescope on the tripod.

The Elements of Style say that the sentence should be active, parallel constructions should be used, and needless words omitted.