Question
Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 12 (reproduced below)?
By the end of the 1700s, street lighting in cities became more common people stayed up later, and writers
mentioning first and second sleep less and less.
O (as it is now)
O became more common, people staying up later, and writers mentioned
O becoming more common, people staying up later, and writers mentioned
O became more common, people stayed up later, and writers mentioned