Question 7 of 16 Which supporting detail is most helpful in determining whether the author's
purpose is to inform, explain, persuade, inspire, or entertain?
Geraldine Black doesn't have much money. She doesn't have a fancy
house. In fact, she has put off buying a new car for several years. But
that doesn't bother Geraldine. She has better things to do with her
Income. As Loving Paws Shelter's best foster caretaker, she takes in
newborn kittens who are too young to be adopted. She takes the
kittens into her home and cares for them. She pays for all of their
expenses, including medical, out of her own pocket. Geraldine says
that helping a living thing is more important than driving a new car. We
can all learn a lesson in compassion from this marvelous woman
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takes the kittens into her home and cares for them.
kittens who are too young to be adopted
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O c. We can all learn a lesson in compassion...
OD. ...doesn't have a fancy house.
SUBMIT

Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: yet with each new acid-free rainfall, trees that still endurewill have fewer contaminants to resist as chemicals aregradually flushed from the system. over centuries,vegetation will take up decreasing levels of heavy metals,and will recycle, redeposit, and dilute them further. asplants die, decay, and lay down more soil cover, theindustrial toxins will be buried deeper, and eachsucceeding crop of native seedlings will do better.which best explains how the structure of this passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur tohighlight how people have harmed the environment.b. the passage describes the effects of rain in the posthuman world tohighlight that nature will eventually neutralize the pollution created bypeople.c. the passage shows the effects of rain on certain plants to prove that lawsprotecting the environment are necessary for human survival.d. the passage compares the acidity of rain before and during a posthumanworld to underscore that pollution levels will remain the same.