Question 10 of 10 • 25-26 JISD TX EOC English II IGC Requirement
Read this passage from a rhetorical text in a local newspaper. While out driving yesterday, I counted seven vacant storefronts in the four-block area of our town center. There are additional vacancies in the smaller business district on the north end of town. Not even ten years ago, we had two vibrant, bustling business districts, but now it’s as if we’re living in a ghost town. Sky-high rents have contributed to the dearth of businesses in town, and it’s time the town council does something abo
Answer
b
by stating that there are additional vacant storefronts on the town’s north side
b
by stating that 10 years prior, the town had multiple business districts
b
by stating that last year’s damaging storms required expensive repairs
b
by stating that without providing tax breaks, property values will fall