Question

read the rough-draft paragraph. (1) many people experience a sense of therapeutic well-being when gardening. (2) while harvesting a healthy crop of organic fruits and vegetables may be the obvious benefit, there is also something to be said about the sense of calmness that digging in the dirt, sowing seeds, and cultivating plants can give a person. (3) the gardeners also decide what types of pesticides, if any, are used on the produce in the garden. (4) a few hours away from the hustle of daily life can help to de-stress and even reenergize a person. (5) gardens are serene places where deadlines and errands are unimportant. (6) so, not only can gardening result in healthier eating habits, it can also provide an escape from the daily pressures of school, work, and family. which sentence is off-topic?
options:
○ 2
○ 3
○ 4
○ 5

Explanation:

The paragraph's main topic is the therapeutic and stress - relieving benefits of gardening, along with the healthy eating aspect from home - grown produce. Sentence (1) introduces the therapeutic well - being from gardening. Sentence (2) talks about the benefits of gardening including calmness. Sentence (4) mentions how gardening helps de - stress. Sentence (5) describes gardens as serene places. Sentence (6) sums up the benefits of gardening. However, sentence (3) is about gardeners deciding on pesticides, which has nothing to do with the therapeutic or stress - relieving benefits of gardening, so it is off - topic.

Answer:

3