While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • Shaun Tan is an Australian author. • In 2008, he published Tales from Outer Suburbia, a book of fifteen short stories. • The stories describe surreal events occurring in otherwise ordinary suburban neighborhoods. • In 2018, he published Tales from the Inner City, a book of twenty-five short stories. • The stories describe surreal events occurring in otherwise ordinary urban settings. The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two books by Shaun Tan. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Correct answer: D (parsed from the explanation — this source omits an answer key for this item)
Explanation
Choice D is the best answer. The sentence uses “both” to emphasize a thematic similarity between Tan’s two books, noting that both Tales from Outer Suburbia and Tales from the Inner City describe surreal events occurring in otherwise ordinary places. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence emphasizes a difference (one contains fewer stories than the other), not a similarity, between the two books. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence indicates that Tan’s books were published ten years apart; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two books. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence uses “unlike” to emphasize a difference between Tales from Outer Suburbia and Tales from the Inner City; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two books.
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