Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Paragraph

question 749

Multiple Choice

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each set of choices, select the letter of the answer in which conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs are used correctly and punctuation is correct. Which sentences are correct?

• A) Heavy traffic, noise, and fumes fill the city streets; furthermore, some of the city s hills are steep. I ll stick to the bike trail by the river.
• B) Although heavy traffic, noise, and fumes fill the city streets, some of the city s hills are steep. I ll stick to the bike trail by the river.
• C) Heavy traffic, noise, and fumes fill the city streets, so some of the city s hills are steep. I ll stick to the bike trail by the river.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's resources for emergencies, producing a 'fight or flight' response.

Fight-Or-Flight

A physiological response to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, initiating a hormonal cascade that prepares the body to fight or flee.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-phase psychological response to stress outlined by Hans Selye, involving alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages.

Stress Appraisal

The process by which individuals evaluate and interpret a stressor as challenging, threatening, or benign, influencing their reaction to it.