Question

Read the rough-draft paragraph.

Studies support the claim that volunteering on a regular basis actually benefits one’s general physical health. Depending on the needs of an organization, many volunteer opportunities can involve physical movement. Volunteers at a local soup kitchen may, for example, find themselves unloading truckloads of donated supplies. Other research related to volunteering and staying healthy found that volunteers often experienced decreased chronic pain and fewer symptoms of heart disease. Of course, not all volunteer positions involve physical exertion. Tasks involving minimal movement, such as answering phones, filing papers, and/or addressing envelopes, should be combined with some type of physical activity. Using the stairs instead of an elevator or walking to work instead of driving are examples of easy ways to integrate exercise into a daily routine.

Which statement most accurately describes the issue(s) in this paragraph?

a. The paragraph has punctuation, grammatical, and spelling errors.
b. The paragraph is choppy and in need of transitions.
c. The paragraph lacks supporting details.
d. The paragraph contains sentences that wander from the main topic.

Answer 1

D. The entire paragraph was amazing, but sentence D seems a tad out of place. It is relevant to the topic though so it would probably serve a better purpose elsewhere in the paragraph.

Answer 2

The correct option could be (D):

The paragraph contains sentences that wander from the main topic.

The heading of the paragraph states that volunteering on a regular basis benefits one´s general physical health and supposedly the content of the paragraph should exemplify and detail some issues that support the main topic.

Nevertheless,many sentences detail situations not directly related with the main idea,e.g. examples of easy ways to integrate exercise into a daily routine, or how to combine minimal movement actions with some type of physical activity.