(During the eight-hour airplane trip, Mr. Otis sat with his knees bumping against the seat in front of
him and had little room to move his arms. (2) When the plane landed, he felt groggy and stift. He
drove to his hotel quickly unpacked his suitcase, and put on some walking shoes. (3) Then he exited
the hotel and walked around the hotel gardens, looking at the flowers.
Which revision of sentence 3 in the paragraph conveys the most vivid picture?
Convinced that walking around would help relieve the lingering discomfort in his joints, he then stepped outside
and explored the hotel gardens, gazing admiringly at the large, beautiful flowers
O Then he strode outside and immersed himself in the stunning hotel gardens, slowty cessing to notice the stiffness
in his joints while he marveled at luminous, sky-blue flowers as big as saucers.
O Then he went outside for a little while, strolling through the amazing hotel gardens and observing the impressive
flowers until he successfully distracted himself from the lingering discomfort in his joints.
Having decided that walking around would be the best remedy for his stiff joints, he then left the hotel and
wandered around the hotel gardens, quietly enjoying the sight of the numerous luminous flowers.