Revising Quotation Integration for Tone
(1) "Climate change poses the single greatest threat to global security," writes journalist Laura Menendez. (2) This bold statement appears in her recent article published in Global Affairs Today. (3) She explains how rising sea levels, resource scarcity, and extreme weather could contribute to future conflict.
Which of the following revisions of sentence 1 best improves the integration of the quotation and the academic tone of the passage?
AJournalist Laura Menendez argues that "climate change poses the single greatest threat to global security."
B"Climate change is the worst problem," Laura Menendez wrote.
CLaura Menendez warns about the climate.
DClimate change is a big threat.