Question

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1. In context, the second sentence of the fifteenth paragraph ("However, the agreement . . . legally binding”) (lines 59–60) serves as a transitional element that
A. reveals the author’s regrets about a proposed solution in the passage
B. acknowledges a weakness in the author’s line of reasoning in the passage

2.Which of the following choices accurately describes a strategic stylistic decision that the author makes in the seventeenth paragraph (lines 64–66)?
A.The coordinated clause provides a contrast to the previous paragraph and gives the same importance to the ability to remove large items and the inability to remove microplastic.
B. The words regretted and colossal, both of which have negative connotations, emphasize the flaws inherent in the plan to remove plastic from the ocean

3.Which of the following statements most directly expresses the author’s thesis in the passage?
A.To effect real change and clean up, countries need to take a deeper look at the ways they use plastics in everyday life.
B. A concerted international effort is needed to both remove the existing garbage patch and reduce plastic waste overall.

Answer 1

The correct answer to question 1 is B. The correct answer to question 2 is A. The correct answer to question 3 is A. To effect real change and clean up, countries need to take a deeper look at the ways they use plastics in everyday life.