Question

Hiroshima was once a heap of ruins. It is now a rich city.
Choose the option that best combines the sentences.

• A. Hiroshima was once a heap of ruins, it is now a rich city.
• B. Hiroshima, once a heap of ruins, is now a rich city.
• C. Hiroshima was once a heap of ruins and is now a rich city.
• D. No change

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Hiroshima, once a heap of ruins, is now a rich city.

To use noun phrase in apposition, two noun phrases are placed next to each other in a clause and refer to same thing, here “Hiroshima”, hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.