Explanation for Question 3 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat
Looking at question number three, wait, 2 say the question reads, which choice best introduces the main idea of the paragraph. 3 So we want to give this full paragraph a quick skim to get a 4 sense of what the overarching meaning is, 5 and then select an answer choice that reflects that meaning. 6 So what we see from this paragraph is, 7 um, a discussion of how land formerly used for garbage is usually inexpensive 8 to buy. Um, and by restoring the landscape, 9 the parks are able to create this huge benefit. 10 So essentially what we see is this paragraph is emphasizing the low cost and 11 the high benefit of doing this transformation of landfills to parks. 12 So a good, um, 13 introductory sentence should match that meaning and sort of introduce the reader to that 14 idea before they immerse themselves in the details of this paragraph and the supporting 15 argument behind that main point. 16 So looking at our answer choices choice, I, 17 the no change does, there is no official count. 18 The number of parks built on landfills nationwide, 19 but it could be as many as 1000. Well, 20 this does relate to the topic at hand. 21 It doesn't really connect with the overall idea of the paragraph, 22 which is that there are a lot of advantages and low costs to taking 23 on this project. So it doesn't speak to the benefits of this kind of 24 project, just sort of the numerical situation behind it. 25 So we want to eliminate choice. I answer choice based as for Mo many 26 environmental ...