Question

(6) ride developed a love for science early. (7) her parents encouraged this love by giving her a telescope and a chemistry set as a child. (8) after high school she continued studying science in college and earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in physics and a ph.d. in astrophysics. (9) while ride was working on her ph.d., the trajectory of her career changed. (10) traditionally nasa had focused on recruiting only male military pilots for the astronaut program. (11) however, in 1977 nasa began a campaign to recruit both female scientists and female pilots. (12) ride saw one of the campaigns advertisements and realized that she met the qualifications, so she applied. (13) ride was accepted into the astronaut program and began preparing for a space mission. (14) trained both physically and mentally. (15) she also 14. what change is needed in sentence 12? change campaigns to campaign’s change advertisements to advertizments change realized to realizing delete the comma after qualifications

Explanation:

The word "campaigns" in sentence 12 is a plural noun and should not be made possessive. The word "advertisements" is the correct spelling, "realized" is the proper verb - tense in the context of the past - tense narrative, and the comma after "qualifications" is necessary for the sentence structure. So, the error is in the possessive form of "campaigns".

Answer:

Change campaigns to campaign's