Explanation for Question 5 From the Writing Section on the 2019 May Sat
For question number five, the writer's considering deleting the underlying portion. 2 Adult adjusting approximation is needed. Should the underlined portion be kept or deleted? 3 So we're essentially figuring out whether this detail is relevant, 4 whether it fits the rest of the paragraph, 5 um, whether it maybe is redundant and, 6 and brings up a detail that has already been mentioned. 7 So we want to make sure that it has a good connection with the 8 rest of the paragraph and the passage as a whole. 9 So the way the sentence reads now, 10 these sudden environmental ships shifts would have rapidly driven many species to extinction. 11 I conclusion supported by sharp declines in the level of plankton and pollen and 12 the fossil record after the asteroid strike. 13 So essentially what's happening here is the underlined portion right now is 14 providing the evidence for the claim that is made earlier. 15 So the claim made here is these set it, 16 environmental ships would have rapidly driven, 17 many species to extinction. 18 Um, and the detail that's provided here, 19 um, really just tells us what kind of evidence we're looking at in support 20 of that claim. So it does actually strengthen the sentence and the paragraph because 21 it asserts why we should pay attention to this author's claim, 22 why we should believe them. So answer choice, 23 ISS cabbage, because it raises an objection to the hypothesis. 24 Um, that's not the case, this isn't an objection to the hypothesis. ...