The correct answer is B) to explain that his attention and energy is still focused on the war.
<em>The purpose of this passage of President's Lincoln Second Inaugural Address was to explain that his attention and energy is still focused on the war.</em>
The Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln was held on March 4, 1865. He shared his project to heal the nation's wound and unite the United States that were divided by the Civil War. Lincoln did not send a message of happiness because the time was sad for the US. But he had hope for the things to come. Unfortunately, he was assassinated 40 years after his second inauguration address.
The other options of the question were a) to explain that people are already acquainted with him, b) to explain his reasons to make a shorter inaugural speech, and d) to explain that he still has hope in the future.
So what would be the question you are asking? if you're asking how to hook a reader in your intro start with an onomatopoeia or something like: On a dark and stormy night Elle Mist sat in the corner of her room crying wondering when her parents would come home.
The answer is C
C is the only sentence which is incomplete or a fragment.
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