Question

Passage- You may have noticed that 12 new stoplights were added to the streets of Darlingham in the last year. Though there have been many complaints about slower commutes to work, that is a small price to pay for the dramatic improvement in community safety that has occurred. In fact, as a result of the new stoplights, automobile accidents at those intersections have been reduced by nearly 40 percent. Furthermore, studies show that the new lights have made the intersections safer for pedestrians. And for me, personally, the stoplights hold a special significance — they were manufactured at Wilson Smelting, the company my grandfather started almost 80 years ago. In closing, I think we as a community should thank the city planners for making the safety of Darlingham's citizens a top priority.

Identify the author's purpose in the newspaper article below. Then, in your own words, explain which detail is most helpful in supporting the author's purpose and which is least helpful.

Answer 1

The purpose of the passage was too make citizens of Darlingham happy and pleased with the idea.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most helpful part was when the author put in statistics and facts about safety from putting on the traffic lights, and having very clean points that get to the point. However, it was unnecessary to say that his grandpa worked at Wilton Smelting company which I assume is a company where traffic lights are made, thus making his entire statement seem bias.

Answer 2

The authors purpose is That adding stoplights helps the rates of car crashes go down

Step-by-step explanation:

text evidence "Automobile accidents at those intersections have been reduced by 40 percent" and " studies show that the new lights have made the intersections safer for pedestrians"