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The author’s choice to avoid stating the point directly that the animals in the passage have features adapted to their environment is most likely due to

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In this passage, the comma that follows the clause "but it is clear" is used to

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In this passage, the metaphor is used to

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The author's use of short, declarative sentences in this passage primarily serves to

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Which choice best revises the underlined portion of the passage, maintaining the meaning and flow of the text?

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The author of this passage most likely uses specific examples to

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What is the main effect of the descriptive details in the second sentence of the passage?

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The main point of this passage is that

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The author cites the example of teenagers texting each other while sitting in the same room to

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Which of the following changes to the text would improve its clarity and conciseness?

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The final sentence of the passage is an example of a

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Which choice provides the best way to combine the underlined sentences without changing the meaning?

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Which choice provides the best transition between the first and second sentences?

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The author discusses the challenges facing this new technology most likely to

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Which choice best combines the sentences at the end of this passage into one sentence that is grammatically correct and avoids redundancy?

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Which of the following rhetorical devices is most likely used by the playwright to communicate the inner thoughts and feelings of characters?

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Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?

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What is the most likely purpose of the sentence, "The driver, however, was not in the least disturbed; he kept turning his head to left and right, but I could not see anything through the darkness."?

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In the excerpt, the hyphen between "shoulder" and "seasons" is used to

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Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to maintain the style and tone of the passage?

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The phrase "no small feat" in this passage most likely serves to

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In this passage, the word "however" is used to

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According to the author, what is the main idea of this passage?

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The third sentence in the first paragraph primarily serves to

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The rhetorical questions in this passage function primarily to

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