My son doesn't like playing sports. He prefers to stay at home. He makes beautiful drawings.
Which of the following sentences correctly restates the passage?

Question

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When combining sentences on the TEAS, your answer needs to follow two rules:
The meaning of the original sentences must be the same.
The combined sentence must be clear and grammatically correct.
Let's walk through each sentence together:
My son doesn't like playing sports. He prefers to stay at home. He makes beautiful drawings.
Although my son doesn't like playing sports, he makes beautiful drawings when he stays at home.
This is incorrect as it does not include the fact that the speaker's son prefers to stay at home.
Since my son prefers to stay at home and make beautiful drawings, he doesn't like playing sports.
This sentence is not the best choice, as it makes it appear that the reason the son doesn't like playing sports is because he prefers to stay home and draw. This was not suggested by the original sentences.
Not liking playing sports, my son makes beautiful drawings to stay at home.
This sentence is not the best choice, as it is written in a way that makes it sound as if the son makes beautiful drawings in order to stay home. This idea / connection was not suggested by the original sentences.
My son doesn't like playing sports; instead, he prefers to stay at home and make beautiful drawings.
This is the best choice as it retains the meaning of the original sentences and is grammatically correct.
When doing these problems, the simplest, clearest sentence that does not change the meaning of the original statement will be the best answer choice.

My Son Doesn't Like Playing Sports