Question

complete the sentences
young adult, or ya, novels are fiction stories about people who
are in their
the teenage characters often
face big changes that cause evolves in their lives.
as they work through the stress caused by these changes, the
characters understanding of the world evolves, or
changes, as well. their shifting understanding
tension the characters toward adulthood.
answer bank
tension
adolescence
evolves
propels

Explanation:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank problem, we analyze each blank:

First Blank

The sentence is about young adult novels and the people in them. The word "adolescence" means the period of development between childhood and adulthood, which is appropriate for describing the age group of characters in YA novels. The other options don't fit here: "tension" is a state of stress or strain, "evolves" is a verb (and we need a noun here), and "propels" is also a verb. So the first blank should be filled with "adolescence".

Second Blank

The sentence says that the big changes cause something in their lives. "Tension" can be caused by changes and fits the context of stress - related situations in the characters' lives. "Adolescence" is a period (not something caused by changes), "evolves" is a verb (we need a noun), and "propels" is a verb. So the second blank should be filled with "tension".

Third Blank

The subject here is "the characters' understanding of the world", which is a singular subject. The verb "evolves" (third - person singular form of "evolve") is correct as it means the understanding changes over time. "Tension" is a noun, "adolescence" is a noun, and "propels" doesn't fit the meaning of the understanding changing. So the third blank should be filled with "evolves".

Fourth Blank

The sentence is about their shifting understanding doing something to the characters toward adulthood. "Propels" means to drive or push forward, which fits the idea that the changing understanding pushes the characters towards adulthood. "Tension" is a noun, "adolescence" is a noun, and "evolves" is a verb that doesn't fit the context of pushing towards adulthood. So the fourth blank should be filled with "propels".

Final Fills:

1. First blank: adolescence
2. Second blank: tension
3. Third blank: evolves
4. Fourth blank: propels

Answer:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank problem, we analyze each blank:

First Blank

The sentence is about young adult novels and the people in them. The word "adolescence" means the period of development between childhood and adulthood, which is appropriate for describing the age group of characters in YA novels. The other options don't fit here: "tension" is a state of stress or strain, "evolves" is a verb (and we need a noun here), and "propels" is also a verb. So the first blank should be filled with "adolescence".

Second Blank

The sentence says that the big changes cause something in their lives. "Tension" can be caused by changes and fits the context of stress - related situations in the characters' lives. "Adolescence" is a period (not something caused by changes), "evolves" is a verb (we need a noun), and "propels" is a verb. So the second blank should be filled with "tension".

Third Blank

The subject here is "the characters' understanding of the world", which is a singular subject. The verb "evolves" (third - person singular form of "evolve") is correct as it means the understanding changes over time. "Tension" is a noun, "adolescence" is a noun, and "propels" doesn't fit the meaning of the understanding changing. So the third blank should be filled with "evolves".

Fourth Blank

The sentence is about their shifting understanding doing something to the characters toward adulthood. "Propels" means to drive or push forward, which fits the idea that the changing understanding pushes the characters towards adulthood. "Tension" is a noun, "adolescence" is a noun, and "evolves" is a verb that doesn't fit the context of pushing towards adulthood. So the fourth blank should be filled with "propels".

Final Fills:

1. First blank: adolescence
2. Second blank: tension
3. Third blank: evolves
4. Fourth blank: propels