English Skills 10th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 21

Comments follow each supporting paragraph and the concluding paragraph. Circle the letter of the one statement that applies in each case.
A Hateful Activity: Bullying
Paragraph 5: Concluding Paragraph
Whether bullying is physical, verbal, or social, it can leave deep and lasting scars. If parents, teachers, and other adults were more aware of the types of bullying, they might help by stepping in. Before the situation becomes too extreme. If students were more aware of the terrible pain that bullying causes, they might think twice about being bullies themselves, their awareness could make the world a kinder place.
a. Paragraph 5 contains an irrelevant sentence.
b. Paragraph 5 lacks transition words.
c. Paragraph 5 lacks supporting details at one key spot.
d. Paragraph 5 contains a fragment and a run-on.