Question

Read these paragraphs from the excerpt:

Together with the United Nations, the U.S. government, and partners around the world, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves focuses on working with local communities and organizations to develop a market for cookstoves and fuels that significantly reduce emissions, cook more efficiently, and fit with local customs and culture....

The Obama administration's investment goes a long way toward achieving our goal of bringing access to clean cookstoves and fuels to 100 million households in places like China, Guatemala, Kenya, and India by 2020.

Why does the author place these paragraphs after the one-sentence paragraph, "It's also why I'm proud to support an effort to bring clean cookstoves and fuels to millions of people in developing countries"?


The two paragraphs introduce and outline a new problem that the essay will discuss.

The two paragraphs offer a solution to the problem that the previous paragraph summarizes.


The two paragraphs summarize the main problem and the solution that the author favors.


The two paragraphs provide details about the solution that the previous paragraph introduces.

Answer 1

The correct answer is :

D.) The two paragraphs provide details about the solution that the previous paragraph introduces.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

I believe the correct answer is: The two paragraphs provide details about the solution that the previous paragraph introduces.

In this excerpt from “A Cooking Revolution: How Clean Energy and Cookstoves Are Saving Lives” written by Chef Jose Andres, author uses the one-sentence paragraph ("It's also why I'm proud to support an effort to bring clean cookstoves and fuels to millions of people in developing countries") as the base for the introduction of the solution, after which he places these paragraphs to provide the details to the solution.