The highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world is a breathtaking sight. It plunges 3,212 feet from the Auyán-tepui mountain in Venezuela, and it is called Angel Falls.
Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences?
Called Angel Falls, this waterfall is the highest uninterrupted one in the world; plunging 3,212 feet from the Auyán-tepui mountain in Venezuela, it is a breathtaking sight.
Angel Falls, plunging 3,212 feet from the Auyán-tepui mountain in Venezuela, is a breathtaking sight and is the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world.
It is called Angel Falls and it plunges 3,212 feet from the Auyán-tepui mountain in Venezuela; the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world is a breathtaking sight.
The highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world is a breathtaking sight called Angel Falls, it plunges 3,212 feet from the Auyán-tepui mountain in Venezuela.
Correct Answer: A
Choice A is the best answer. It uses a participial phrase ("Called Angel Falls") to modify the subject and combines the details about height and location into a dependent clause, resulting in a fluid sentence.
Choice B is incorrect because it separates the name "Angel Falls" from the description "highest uninterrupted waterfall" too widely, making the sentence slightly disjointed. Choice C is incorrect because it uses two independent clauses joined by "and," which is less concise than Choice A. Choice D is incorrect because it creates a run-on sentence (comma splice) between "Falls" and "it."