[Video] Q22: The author includes the phrase "and, well" (line 4) most likely to

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 ...

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