The house was dark and quiet. (2) It was the perfect time of day to snuggle up with a good book. (3) Just as I pulled a quilt over my lap, I heard a loud thud from upstairs. (4) Thinking that I had left the window open, I decided to investigate. (5) My mind wandered as I mounted the stairs. (6) What would I do if there were someone in the house? (7) My heart started to beat faster. (8) Finally, I reached the top of the stairs. (9) I slowly opened the bedroom door.
Which of these BEST replaces sentence 7 with descriptive detail?
A) My heart began to race.
B) My heartbeat increased.
C) My heart seemed to beat out of my chest.
D) My heart started to beat much more rapidly.
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'My heart seemed to beat out of my chest' is the sentence that would replace the sentence with descriptive detail.
Explanation:
- Descriptive details are demonstrated as the details that involve vivid details and descriptions which offers a sensory recreation to the readers.
- These kind of descriptions allow the readers to imagine or visualize the scene or image that is being described and associate themselves to it.
- In the given question, option C uses the vivid description like 'beat out of my chest' and replaces sentence 7 with descriptive details as it offers a sensory experience to the audience.
- It assists the author to involve the readers into the scene and they could imagine the picture and elicit intended response from them.
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