Question

In each of the following paragraphs, one sentence isn’t clearly connected with the sentence that precedes it. Find the sentence that is incorrectly connected and supply an appropriate connecting expression. You may need to use a word, a phrase, a clause, or even a complete sentence to make the correction clear. Poor Louis seemed destined by nature to become the butt of every practical joke we could devise that summer at camp. Whenever someone was chosen to go on some silly errand such as to get the keys to the oarlocks, find a can of striped paint, or get a paper stretcher, Louis was inevitably the victim. We all considered it great fun. I regret our youthful thoughtlessness. Who knows what deep psychological wounds we inflicted on him by our teasing and our ridicule? In the eighteenth century, Englishmen had a reputation throughout Europe for their love of eating. Visitors to England were often amazed at the large quantity and fine quality of the fish and meat consumed. However, they could not understand the English attitude toward vegetables, which were served only as trimmings to meat. English cooks seemed unable to prepare an appetizing vegetable dish. Vegetables were very abundant at the time and were grown in the gardens of both rich and poor.

Answer 1

1. We all considered it great fun. But now I regret our youthful thoughtlessness. Who knows what deep psychological wounds we inflicted on him by our teasing and our ridicule?

2. English cooks seemed unable to prepare an appetizing vegetable dish, which was surprising considering that vegetables were very abundant at the time and were grown in the gardens of both rich and poor.

Answer 2

First paragraph:
We all considered it great fun. I regret our youthful thoughtlessness.

These two sentences can be connected with a conjunction and a few extra words to relate to the timing of events and feelings:
We all considered it great fun at the time, but now I regret our youthful thoughtlessness.

Second paragraph:
English cooks seemed unable to prepare an appetizing vegetable dish. Vegetables were very abundant at the time and were grown in the gardens of both rich and poor.

These two sentences should be connected to show that one thing exists despite the other being true also.

English cooks seemed unable to prepare an appetizing vegetable dish even though vegetables were very abundant at the time and were grown in the gardens of both rich and poor.