Question

Which sentence from this excerpt states the central claim

of the text?
-zad the excerpt from and Jenner and the History of
Sales and acoranon
However the most successful way of combating smallpox
before the discovery of vaccination was inoculation The
word is demed Tom the Latin inoculare meaning "to graft
Theculation seemed to the subcutaneous instillation of
Smalo sinto nonmmune individuals. The inoculator
usually used a lancet wet with fresh matter taken from a
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ne materal was then subcutaneously introduced on the
ams or less of the nommune person
However the most successful way of combating
smallpox before the discovery of vaccination was
inoculation
The word is derived from the Latin inoculare meaning
Inoculation referred to the subcutaneous instilation of
smallpox virus into nonimmune individuals
The inoculator usually used a lancet wet with fresh
matter taken from a npe pustule of some person who
suffered from smallpox

Answer 1

a

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A). However, the most successful way of combating smallpox before the discovery of vaccination was inoculation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Central claim is elucidated as the key idea or argument that functions to unify the work in a single coherent thought.

The first option states the controlling idea of the given excerpt as it dominates the entire passage. It conveys the main idea of 'inoculation being one of the most successful ways to combat smallpox prior to the discovery of vaccination' to the reader which serves the key purpose of the author('to inform them about the treatment of smallpox before the discovery of vaccination'). It is the central claim of the author that unifies the various ideas of the excerpt together in a unified thought. Thus, option A is the correct answer.