Question

(1) who doesnt enjoy flying a kite? (2) when you seen people in your community flying kites on a windy day, you might think that kites are just for fun. (3) kites have been flown in countries around the world and for centuries, by young and old alike. (4) however, kite flying, it may surprise you to know, have been responsible for a number of scientific discoveries. (5) in 1752, benjamin franklin used a kite to prove the presence of electricity in storm clouds. (6) he did it by flying a kite during a thunder storm with a brass key attached to the end. (7) the story goes that, when lightning struck the kite line and traveled down to the key, their was a spark of electricity. (8) kites also played a role in learning about the weather. (9) in 1749, alexander wilson of scotland became the first scientist to send a thermometer aloft in a kite. (10) starting in the 1890s, kites held meteorological instruments that also measured humidity and wind speed. (11) they measured barometric pressure too. (12) kites were an early form of aircraft: (13) the wright brothers, inventors of the first plane, experimented with kites. (14) alexander graham bell, the physicist and inventor, used kites to learn about problems of airplane construction. (15) so the next time you see some neighborhood children flying kites, just think. (16) you may be watching budding young scientists. 26. sentence 3: kites have been flown in countries around the world and for centuries, by young and old alike. which revision should be made to the placement of sentence 3? might seemove sentence 3 to the beginning of paragraph a move sentence 3 to follow sentence 1 remove sentence 3 no revision is necessary

Explanation:

Sentence 3 currently provides general information about the long - standing and widespread practice of kite - flying. It fits well in its current position as it follows the rhetorical question in sentence 1 and the common perception of kites in sentence 2, further elaborating on the popularity of kite - flying. Moving it to the beginning of paragraph A would disrupt the flow as the rhetorical question in sentence 1 is a better opener. Moving it to follow sentence 1 would also be awkward as the connection between sentence 1 and 2 is more immediate. Removing it would take away important background information.

Answer:

D. no revision is necessary