Explanation for Question 22 From the Reading Section on the 2018 May Sat
Hi, two reads the author includes the phrase and well line for 2 most likely to. So we're being asked what their purpose was for including this 3 line. And while in number four. 4 So looking at line number four, um, 5 we're talking about a comparison between a house cat and a wild cat. 6 The author says they're about the same size and shape and well, 7 they both look like cats. So this and well sort of shows that the 8 author isn't taking themselves super seriously in the next part of the sentence, 9 which is they both look like cats. 10 Um, clearly they both look like cats, 11 a house cat, and a wild cat will have common similarities in terms of 12 their appearance. That's not a new finding, 13 definitely not going to be a surprise to the reader. 14 The author wants to show that they recognize how obvious that is so that 15 the reader takes them a little bit more seriously. 16 And doesn't think that they're, um, 17 sort of drawing too much attention to a very, very obvious statement. 18 So, and while they're serving the purpose of generally 19 emphasizing dollar, isn't taking that vac super seriously. 20 They're making a very obvious point and they're letting the reader know that they're 21 making an obvious point. So that's going to align best with answer choice 22 D um, acknowledged the obviousness of a similarity. 23 Um, that's exactly what the author is trying to do here. 24 Choice a stress. The relationship is constantly shifting. 25 We don't really see much discussion ...