Choosing Language for Context and Purpose — Unit test
Question 5 of 15 • ELA 11B-CR
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work.What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?
Answer
A
to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine
B
to undermine the significance of his critics’ letter
C
to establish the impressive credentials of his staff