Question

Consider these sentences:
I have a new hobby.

I keep track of all the wild birds I spot.

Which sentence uses parenthetical elements most effectively to combine the information in the sentences? (5 points)

I have a new hobby, which is keeping track of all the wild birds I spot.
I have a (new) hobby, which is keeping track—of all the (wild) birds I spot.
I have a new hobby, keeping track—of all the wild birds I spot.
I have a new hobby—keeping track—of all the (wild) birds (I spot).

Answer 1

thoughts?

off the bat, I would eliminate B+D for adding unnecessary parentheses, as well as being grammatically incorrect/awkward

any ideas between A+C as to which one combines the two ideas in a logical, grammatically correct way?

Answer 2

what