If education is so important to american society, then why is funding for american public schools so pathetic? which revision exhibits the best word choice for the underlined portion of the sentence? 1). why is the funding for american public schools so inadequate? 2). why is the funding for american public schools so ridiculous? 3). why is the money given to public schools so pathetic? 4). why is pathetic funding given to american public schools? a = 1

1). why is the funding for American public schools so inadequate?

The way the passage is written is not suitable for a formal text. The word "pathetic" has a loaded meaning that can be offensive to some readers. It also displays the author's bias, which weakens his argument. By using the word "inadequate," the author states that the funding is not the necessary one if we value education, but it does not display negative feelings, nor does it sound offensive to anyone.

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.