Question

While some parents are more interested in their own social relationships than in their children, other parents spend their evenings working or involved in time-consuming activities which keep them from spending those hours with their sons or daughters. When parents are preoccupied or away, children will seek attention elsewhere, usually in undesirable surroundings, with people who will recognize and accept them. In a situation of too much freedom and no discipline, the child gets into trouble, and parents often discover the problem too late. The lack of parental discipline and concern frequently results in severe problems for both the child and the parent.
In the paragraph above, what five details did the author give to prove his topic sentence?
Some parents are more interested in social life.
Children look to outside sources for attention.
Children often get into trouble while searching for acceptance.
Some parents spend a lot of time with their children.
Parents find out too late what neglect had done to their children.
The author gives a solution to the problem.
Severe problems for the parent are listed.
Some parents are too involved in work.

Answer 1

Answer:

Parents find out too late what neglect had done to their children.

Explanation:

this gives a basic summary and is the topic sentence for the paragraph. everything else talks about only one aspect of the paragraph or is completely unapplicable, meanwhile this sentence briefly explains everything.