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Hughes was assigned to find infected cow parts at meat processing plants in Washington. He remembers the sad look on some owners’ faces when he flashed his badge. If there was a chance that any of their meat might have mad cow, they’d have to throw it all away.

Which best explains why the author used a signal word in the passage?

to signal the tone

to signal a problem

to signal a solution

to signal a resolution

To signal a solution.

Explanation:

"When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad!" is a book written by John DiConsiglio. The book is about the real cases of bird flu and mad cow sicknesses.

In the given passage, the author has used the signal word to signal a solution.

A signal word or phrase is the wordd that is used to signal relationship between ideas. The signal word that is used in the given passage is 'if...then' signal word which is used to signify a problem and solution.

In the passage, the signal word is used in line 'If there was a chance...they'd have to throw...' In this line, thhe author is signallig both problem and solution.

Thus the correct answer is the third option.

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