Term 1 of 21
The writer wants to expand on the advice offered at the conclusion of the passage to bring the
argument to a close. Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 21
(reproduced below) most effectively accomplishes this goal?
"My advice to students contemplating e-readers is to realize that not all reading experiences are
the same."
(As it is now)
same; for immersive experiences, which are crucial to any serious field of study, print is the
way to go.
same; after all, who knows what impact
they separate three related objections to which the author imagines himself responding.
Term 2 of 21
In the third paragraph, the last sentence ("There is no ... gold" ) does which of the following?
It emphasizes a claim about artistic eras that has previously been explained.
It introduces a new topic unrelated to the rest of the paragraph.
It contradicts the main argument presented in the paragraph.
It provides a historical example to support the author's claim.
, Definition 3 of 21
offering a poetic description of Wyoming's natural beauty
In the closing lines of the passage ("I love the mountains . . . the space"), the author affirms
her sense of attachment to Wyoming by
In the sentence toward the middle of the final paragraph ("But if Wyoming . . . choose to live
here"), the author uses subordination to
In the second paragraph, the two commas in the last sentence serve which of the following
purposes?
In the context of the passage as a whole, the sixth paragraph ("Since that . . . 90 percent
white") primarily serves to
Definition 4 of 21
attaches equal importance to the topics he intends to address
In the first sentence, the way in which the author combines clauses after the main verb "is"
("what makes an artist . . . a good work of art") indicates that he
In the closing lines of the passage ("I love the mountains . . . the space"), the author affirms
her sense of attachment to Wyoming by
In the sentence toward the middle of the final paragraph ("But if Wyoming . . . choose to live
here"), the author uses subordination to
In the sixth sentence of the third paragraph ("She campaigned . . . and to her"), the author
uses the dash primarily to
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