Question

Which conclusion can be drawn about the author’s purpose by the language used in the selection?

A.
The author wants to explain how acupuncture came to America.

B.
The author wants to inform the reader about acupuncture’s history.

C.
The author wants to convince the reader to use acupuncture as a treatment.

D.
The author wants to persuade the reader that acupuncture is also a legitimate form of treatment along with Western medicine.

Answer 1

Answer: B

Explanation: it cant be a because the author was not explaining to us how it came to america, nor is it c because the author is not trying to convince us to use acupuncture but he is trying to inform us, he intrudced and used chronigical order to inform us of acupuncture history

Answer 2

B but I’m not sure

Step-by-step explanation:

I think the answer is B because the overall passage talks about how the medicine came from long ago and it explained how the treatments healed people . It tells you all about the acupuncture’s history and that it was a Chinese tradition as well .