Read this sentence: a pet show at the mall got out of control, and five cats escaped their owners while three dogs ran away, and their owners chased them and caught them. what is the best way to revise the sentence to eliminate wordiness and keep the same meaning? a pet show at the mall got out of control. five cats and three dogs ran away, and their owners chased them and caught them. during a pet show at the mall, five cats and three dogs ran away, but the owners quickly caught them. the mall had a pet show. it was a disaster. pet owners at a mall pet show lost control of their animals. it is either the 3rd or 4th options.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community