How many causes are listed in the paragraph below? in the last ten years, the homeschooling movement has grown dramatically. this is due to several causes. first, state governments have passed laws making it easier to homeschool, in large part due to the efforts of organizations like home school legal defense association. second, an increase in public school violence and hostility towards religious beliefs has convinced a number of parents to pull their children out and school them elsewhere. third, costs for private schooling have increased significantly, limiting parents' options elsewhere. fourth, studies on the effectiveness of homeschooling have shown that a large percentage of homeschool students perform well above the national average. these are just a few of the causes of the continued growth of this movement. three four five

The correct answer is Four

Explanation:

In the text presented, the author's purpose is to explain the causes or factors that lead to a growth in the homeschooling movement, for doing this, the author of this text mentions and explains multiple causes introducing each cause using a sequence linking word: "first", "second", "third" and "fourth", this helps the reader identify the number of points explained in the text are four. Also, this can be confirmed by reading the details because the author includes four main causes as it is mentioned there is a support of homeschooling by law; there is an increase of issues such as violence at school; private schooling costs have increased; and that homeschooling is effective which are four causes that support the main idea.

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