Which statement BEST expresses the author’s views on blues music?

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Eating while you drive a. increases your risk of being involved in a collision b. is only risky with heavily packaged foods c. should only be done with food that can be handled easily

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.