Read this excerpt from a concluding paragraph jason has drafted from his research outline on the hazards of playing
football and answer the question.
(olt is not likely that proposals to bon professional football will be successful. (2)professional football will
continue to be a part of american culture. (3)the nfl is a multibillion dollar business, and it has the support of
millions of fans who will insist that this sport endure. (4)at the same time, it would be reckless, irresponsible,
and heartless of the nfl to disregard statistics that relate to players' health. (5) make no mistake-there is
evidence that concussions caused by head injuries are on the increase. (6)the creation of more regulations
to govern conduct on the field is not the best solution. (7) experience has shown that players are willing to risk
being fined if a prohibited action will enable them to successfully complete a play. (8) __referees
can find reasons to avoid making judgment calls to enforce the rules. (9)spectators are not interested in
making football nothing more than a series of controversies over referee decisions.
which is the most effective way to combine the sentences labeled 1 and 2 to improve the formal tone of the paragraph?
whoever proposed banning professional football does not understand american culture very well.
it is highly unlikely that proposals to ban professional football will succeed because professional football is such an important part of
american culture
even though there has never been a better reason to ban professional football, it is doubtful that a sport that is so much a part of
american culture will ever go away.
no matter how much research is presented to players, fans, and owners of football teams, there is little likelihood that a ban will be
imposed on professional football because it is a sport that is so important to american culture,