Badminton is a neglected racket sport in this country. The volleys are fast-paced. The slams can be sizzling. Drop shots can be extremely delicate.
These sentences are too short and choppy; they need to be combined into one concise thought. Which sentence best accomplishes this task without changing the writer's original meaning?

A) Badminton gets a bad wrap; people should watch it sometime; it's great.
B) When you play badminton, you can get hurt by the volleys, the slams, and the drop shots.
C) Badminton is a game in which the volleys are fast-paced and the slams are sizzling and the drop shots are delicate.
Eliminate
D) Badminton, a neglected sport in this country, is a fast-paced racket game that combines sizzling slams and delicate drop shots.

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