Question

gone are visions of idyllic childhoods spent in grass fields and playing in pastures for many kids. (2) to illustrate, recent research finds that 63% of kids in the u.s. spend over two hours a day on recreational screen - time. (3) this is in spite of official guidelines from the american academy of pediatrics, which recommends less than one hour per day of screen time for children between the ages of 2 and 5, and, for older children, \consistent limits\ on screen time and prioritization of sleep, physical activity and other healthy behaviors over media use. (4) just last month, the world health organization issued guidelines on the subject, stressing that children between the ages of 2 and 4 should have no more than one hour of screen time per day. (5) the ubiquity of screens and their prominence in everyday life has drawn criticism and concerns with microsoft veteran and philanthropist melinda gates writing about not being \prepared for smartphones and social media\ as a parent and news headlines questioning whether smartphones have \destroyed a generation.\ what change needs to be made in sentence 1? a change fields to fells b insert a semicolon after pastures c change has been to was d change replaced to replacing the author has not used the most effective transition in sentence 2. which of the following should replace to illustrate in this sentence? a such as b specifically c in fact d of course short answer: what error needs to be corrected in sentence 5?

Explanation:

1. Analyze sentence - 1: "fields" is a plural noun and "fells" is a verb form of "fall" or a proper - noun in some contexts. Here, "fields" is the correct word.
2. Analyze sentence - 2: "To illustrate" is used to introduce an example. "Such as" is the most appropriate transition for introducing an example.
3. Analyze sentence - 5: "has been" is the present perfect tense which is correct for an action that started in the past and has a connection to the present. "was" is the simple past tense and doesn't convey the same meaning. So, no change is needed.

Answer:

1. A. Change fields to fells (Incorrect, no change needed to "fields")
2. A. Such as
3. C. Change has been to was (Incorrect, no change needed)