Question

consider the following passage from an article about teenagers and anxiety: adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders being the most common. recent estimates suggest that over 30 percent of teens have an anxiety disorder. that means about one of every three teenagers is struggling with anxiety that significantly interferes with their life and is unlikely to fade without treatment. kayla is the anxious teen protagonist in the recent movie eighth grade. from the acne peeking out through her makeup to the frequent “likes” that punctuate her speech, she seems to be a quintessentially awkward teen. inside her mind, though, the realities of social anxiety meet the typical storm and stress of adolescence. through its warm yet heart-wrenchingly truthful portrayal of an awkward and anxious teen, eighth grade provides a relatable character for identifying and understanding how teen anxiety can really look and feel. source citation: odriozola, paola, and dylan gee. “developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety—but treatment can help.” the conversation, 2 nov. 2018, https://theconversation.com/developing-teen-brains-are-vulnerable-to-anxiety-but-treatment-can-help-105541. accessed 15 nov. 2018. a writer wants to quote from the passage above, but he wants to make it more concise without losing the author’s meaning. he believes that he can take out some sentences that provide supporting details but are not needed to convey the main point. select the correct option for doing so. odriozola and gee write, “adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders being the most common. recent estimates suggest that over 30 percent of teens... that means about one of every three teenagers is struggling with anxiety that significantly interferes with their life and is unlikely to fade without treatment.” odriozola and gee write, “adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders being the most common.... through its warm yet heart- wrenchingly truthful portrayal of an awkward and anxious teen, eighth grade provides a relatable character for identifying and understanding how teen anxiety can really look and feel.”

Explanation:

The first option removes details about Kayla and the movie Eighth Grade which are supporting details. The main point of the original passage is about adolescents and anxiety disorders. The second option wrongly combines two different parts (the general statement about adolescence and anxiety disorders with the part about the movie) which disrupts the flow and main idea.

Answer:

The first option.