In sentence 14 (reproduced below), the writer wants to rebut the idea presented in the first part of the sentence by offering a contrasting perspective.

Admittedly, sometimes parents claim that they have witnessed their toddlers having terrible nightmares, which can be more frightening for the parents than for the toddlers.

Which version of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal?

A. (as it is now)

B. which are typically the children’s way of working through a change in life, such as starting day care or preschool

C. but these can be alleviated by establishing a regular, early bedtime routine to ensure adequate sleep

D. but these are actually night terrors, which are not dreams but episodes that occur in non-REM sleep

E. which would prove that young children are capable of having dreams, particularly frightening ones

Correct. The writer wants to offer a contrasting perspective to the idea that some parents have seen their young children having nightmares. By explaining that the children are actually experiencing night terrors, which are not dreams, the writer demonstrates that there is a contrasting perspective to the parents’ viewpoint.

jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2022-04-14T12:56:44+02:00

The version of the underlined text which best accomplishes this goal is D. but these are actually night terrors, which are not dreams but episodes that occur in non-REM sleep

What is Text Purpose?

This refers to the aim and intention of writing a given text to either inform, educate, etc.

Here, we can note that from the given text, there is the claim that toddlers have nightmares but this was rebutted by stating that this was in fact episodes that occur in non-REM sleep