1. chuck was upset when only a few people responded to his invite. 2. with only a few people responding to his invite, chuck was upset. 3. because only a few people responding to his invite was why chuck was upset.
order the sentences from best to worst.
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when you start a clause with "with", it modifies the subject directly following the comma. "but a few people responding..." doesn't describe chuck. the last sentence has multiple errors: "because" and "was why" are redundant. "responding" should be "responded", though the noun phrase it is a part of is really long and awkward.