Question

Read the supporting paragraph from your group's draft text. Which answer choice revises the underlined sentence in a way that BEST clarifies the relationship between ideas?

Sadly, brain issues can affect professional players. For instance, a National Football League (NFL) official said that some players suffer from memory loss and other brain disorders (Source #1). It doesn’t make sense to keep playing a violent game that could possibly change the way your brain works for the rest of your life! Also noted in Source #1, “the researchers found a very high rate of a disease called CTE. This disease occurs when repeated head trauma causes brain cells to form unusual proteins.” This disease is a big risk that athletes must face! This is just one risk proven to threaten the athletes’ health.


AConcussions have the potential to cause problems for a very long time.
BTherefore, players must accept that when they play, they are taking a great chance; they could possibly die from CTE or other possible brain disorders.
CAs a result, helmet-to-helmet hits are no longer allowed in the NFL because they are the cause of many brain injuries.
DFootball is a contact sport, and athletes must accept that they will be injured at some point in their playing career.

Answer 1

A

Choice A ("Concussions have the potential to cause problems for a very long time.") best clarifies the link between the NFL official's observation (memory loss and brain disorders) and the paragraph's discussion of CTE and lasting harm. It states the relationship without overstating or introducing new, unsupported claims.