Read this body paragraph from a research-based essay.'just as most high school students have a choice in what interests to pursue, their parents also have a choice. they must decide what role to play in nurturing their teens’ interests. according to research, a parent’s behavior toward a child engaged in an extracurricular activity directly affects the child’s behavior. dr. yuma blankenship states that a parent’s behavior, such as emotional support and modeling, can influence a child’s beliefs and value system both in and out of the activity that the child is participating in (knight 7).'which statement is the best evaluation of this paragraph? a. the paragraph is sound but needs more supporting evidence to be complete. b. the paragraph does not have a topic sentence, so it is only partially complete. c. the paragraph needs to be completely revised, since it lacks focus and clarity. d. the paragraph is less effective after the first sentence because of its disconnected ideas.

The statement which is the best evaluation of this paragraph is:

a. The paragraph is sound but needs more supporting evidence to be complete

Explanation:

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)