harlan is writing the problem paragraph for a problem and solution essay about cicadas. he writes the…

harlan is writing the problem paragraph for a problem and solution essay about cicadas. he writes the following: 1 unlike wasps or killer bees, cicadas do not sting or directly harm humans. 2 however, the huge numbers of cicadas that hatch in a season can cause problems when they swarm the streets and disturb the peace. 3 the article \get ready to be bugged by cicadas\ describes how billions of hatching cicadas will \shed their exoskeletons on trees and walls... and go everywhere: trees, doorsteps, sidewalks, cars, and even on people\ (3). 4 cicadas also make a lot of noise which, according to the same article, \can sound like the soundtrack to a bad science fiction movie\ (4). as he is reviewing his writing, he realizes that he is missing elaboration between his evidence. which sentence(s) of elaboration would best fit between sentences 3 and 4? o it would be better if we could eat the cicadas before they hatch. o this shows that cicadas cause problems. o as a result, people now have to waste extra time cleaning up the messes left by these invaders. o i think this is a big problem that needs to be solved quickly.

harlan is writing the problem paragraph for a problem and solution essay about cicadas. he writes the following: 1 unlike wasps or killer bees, cicadas do not sting or directly harm humans. 2 however, the huge numbers of cicadas that hatch in a season can cause problems when they swarm the streets and disturb the peace. 3 the article \get ready to be bugged by cicadas\ describes how billions of hatching cicadas will \shed their exoskeletons on trees and walls... and go everywhere: trees, doorsteps, sidewalks, cars, and even on people\ (3). 4 cicadas also make a lot of noise which, according to the same article, \can sound like the soundtrack to a bad science fiction movie\ (4). as he is reviewing his writing, he realizes that he is missing elaboration between his evidence. which sentence(s) of elaboration would best fit between sentences 3 and 4? o it would be better if we could eat the cicadas before they hatch. o this shows that cicadas cause problems. o as a result, people now have to waste extra time cleaning up the messes left by these invaders. o i think this is a big problem that needs to be solved quickly.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  • Sentence [3] describes the disturbance (swarming streets, disturbing peace) caused by cicadas, which is a problem aspect. Sentence [4] describes another problem (making a lot of noise like a bad science - fiction movie sound track) caused by cicadas. Both expand on the problem of cicadas (from the general statement in [2] about hatch - season problems) and elaborate on the negative impacts of cicadas.
  • The other options:
    • "It would be better if we could eat the cicadas before they hatch" is a solution - like idea rather than elaboration on the existing problem (as the context is about the problem of cicadas, not a solution).
    • "This shows that cicadas cause problems" is too general and does not add new elaborative details compared to [2].
    • "As a result, people now have to waste extra time cleaning up the messes left by these invaders" is about a consequence (cleaning) which is a different type of detail (more about an effect on human activity in terms of time - waste) rather than elaborating on the nature of the problem (disturbance and noise) like [3] and [4].
    • "I think this is a big problem that needs to be solved quickly" is a personal opinion statement rather than an elaborative description of the problem.

Answer:

The sentences [3] and [4] best fit as elaborations.