Read the excerpt from a formal letter. The woods behind the high school have become littered with trash. The students at the school are partly responsible for the problem. We are often careless with our trash when we are in the schoolyard. Since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean-up day. Which sentence from the paragraph best identifies the letter’s purpose?
Answer
A
We are often careless with our trash when we are in the schoolyard.
B
As students at the school, we are partly responsible for the problem.
C
The woods behind the high school have become littered with trash.
D
Since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean-up day.
Explanation
The letter’s purpose is to persuade readers to take action about the litter. The sentence “Since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean-up day” states the proposed action and the reason for it. The other sentences describe the problem or explain responsibility, but they do not identify what the writer wants people to do.
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