Elizabeth is writing an argumentative speech for her debate class about why the driving age should be raised to 18 years old. She wants to revise the draft to improve the transition between two of her paragraphs. Read this section of the draft of her speech and complete the task that follows.
The driving age should be raised to 18 years old across this country for several important reasons. First, children younger than 18 years old may not have the physical coordination to drive a car well. They may lack the ability to check all their mirrors and blind spots while simultaneously switching on a turn signal, steering, and having their feet in the correct places.
Children younger than 18 years old may lack the maturity to make good choices while driving. If they have friends in the car, they may become distracted or goof around and lose focus on the road. Also, they may distract themselves by listening to music too loudly or driving while overtired. Finally, immature children may lack the knowledge of what to do in an accident situation or in a scenario where they get a flat tire or the car malfunctions.
Choose the transitional sentence that would improve the link between the two paragraphs.
A.
Eighteen–year–olds are adults, not children anymore, and would therefore be better drivers.
B.
While they may lack physical coordination, children under 18 years old may also lack the maturity to drive.
C.
Clearly, it makes sense for the driving age to be raised to 18 because of the physical coordination problems that children younger than 18 may have.
D.
The solution to this controversy is to simply raise the driving age to 18 when children are finally adults and have better physical coordination and are more mature.
1 answer
The best transitional sentence to improve the link between the two paragraphs is:
B. While they may lack physical coordination, children under 18 years old may also lack the maturity to drive.
This option effectively connects the two points being made about the reasons youngsters under 18 may not be suitable drivers by introducing the second point in a way that acknowledges the first.
