Read the sentence. flo did not hear about the event until thursday she had been out of town. which revision most effectively corrects the fused sentence? a) flo did not hear about the event until thursday because she had been out of town. b) flo, not hearing about the event until thursday, had been out of town. c) flo did not hear about the event having been out of town until thursday. d) flo did not hear about the event until thursday, she had been out of town.

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?