Question

Which of the following best describes the relationship of the statement about large plants (lines 12-17) to the passage as a whole?

• A. It presents a hypothesis that is disproved later in the passage.
• B. It highlights an opposition between two ideas mentioned in the passage.
• C. It provides examples to support a claim made earlier in the passage.
• D. It exemplifies a misconception mentioned earlier in the passage.
• E. It draws an analogy between two situations described in the passage.

Answer 1

The correct option is C It provides examples to support a claim made earlier in the passage.

The given passage talks about environmental regulations. It says that regulatory costs fall unevenly where these benefits some companies but prove to be economically disadvantageous for others. The context of large plants in the passage is quoted to provide support to the claim made in the passage for environmental regulations. Thus, it is used as an example. So option C is the correct answer.