Read the paragraph. For nearly forty years, Julia Child, the eccentric "French Chef," shared her culinary expertise with viewers of her various Public Television series and readers of her numerous cookbooks. In her unique, trilling voice, she encourages Americans to occasionally disregard anything that might interfere with producing a wonderful meal. As a cooking expert, author, and television personality, Julia Child taught us not to be afraid of food or of cooking. She advises us not to let concerns about waistlines, schedules, or budgets compromise our gastronomic experience. Which best identifies the coherency problems in this paragraph?

Select all that apply.

shift in person

shift in tense

shift in number

shift in voice

missing transitions

illogical organization

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Butterball

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13 March, 10:27

Read the paragraph. For nearly forty years, Julia Child, the eccentric "French Chef," shared her culinary expertise with viewers of her various Public Television series and readers of her numerous cookbooks. In her unique, trilling voice, she encourages Americans to occasionally disregard anything that might interfere with producing a wonderful meal. As a cooking expert, author, and television personality, Julia Child taught us not to be afraid of food or of cooking. She advises us not to let concerns about waistlines, schedules, or budgets compromise our gastronomic experience. Which best identifies the coherency problems in this paragraph?

Select all that apply.

shift in person

shift in tense

shift in number

shift in voice

missing transitions

illogical organization

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Kc · Answer 1

The given paragraph above is actually taken from "Julia Child". And based on the paragraph above, the one that best identifies the problem of coherence in this paragraph is the shift in tense. The first part uses the past form, and then it shifted to the present form in the next then back to past. The answer to this would be the second option.