Read this excerpt from "a visit from the goon squad." at last he found rebecca, smiling, holding cara-ann in her arms. she was dancing. they were too far away for alex to reach them, and the distance felt irrevocable, a chasm that would keep him from ever again touching the delicate silk of rebecca’s eyelids, or feeling, through his daughter’s ribs, the scramble of her heartbeat. without the zoom, he couldn’t even see them. in desperation, he t’d rebecca, pls wat 4 me, my butiful wyf, then kept his zoom trained on her face until he saw her register the vibration, pause in her dancing, and reach for it. which of these is the best question to address the societal issue raised in this excerpt? does technology or hinder meaningful communication? should proper spelling and grammar be required to send texts? is it dangerous to text while engaged in other activities? how will technology affect the music industry of the f

In the text, the reader can learn that there is an emotional link between the man and Rebecca. However, they are far away, and it seems like the only way to communicate to each other is through text messages. By watching this relationship, the best question to address the societal issue raised in this excerpt is: Does technology help or hinder meaningful communication?

The answer is indeed the first option: Does technology help or hinder meaningful communication?

Explanation:

The husband is away from his wife and daughter. He cannot feel their heartbeats, their skin... He can, however, see them and talk to them, something that would be impossible to conceive a few decades ago. From this point of view, technology seems to help communication. It brings a distant family closer, allows them to keep in touch in a faster, easier manner than a letter or a telegram would.

On the other hand, communication changes when it comes to technology. The problem is not about the spelling or grammar, it's deeper and more unsettling. There is something missing. The touch, the feeling that oozes from someone's intonation when saying "I love you", the immediate reciprocity by the person who listens to those words... they are different, sometimes gone.

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.