Which sentence has the most traditional syntax?

a. the mother, twisting and waiting quietly, her ring circled a pale finger.
b. the mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger.
c. waiting quietly and twisting her ring, the mother had a pale finger.
d. with quiet waiting, the mother twisted her ring around a pale finger.

The traditional syntax analyze the sentences as having two parts, the first one is the subject, this is the thing or person that is being talk about, and the predicate that is the rest of the sentence, all the part of the sentence that are not the subject, in this case, the most proper option is The mother waited quietly, twisting her ring around a pale finger. The answer is B.

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader