Question

Every day, students walk to and from hillside middle school along the sides of the road because there are no sidewalks around the school. (2) for years, students have had difficulty walking through puddles, snow, and mud because of the lack of proper sidewalks. (3) furthermore, walking along the sides of the roads is dangerous for students, and i believe there will eventually be an accident. (4) giving students a safe place to walk to and from school should be our town's highest priority. oliver is preparing a speech for the next town hall meeting. which sentence is the best conclusion for this speech?
a. the town never does anything i like, so i hope you do this.
b. please consider my request as it would greatly benefit the town.
c. i do not want to go to school if you refuse to put in sidewalks.
d. the middle school students will be upset if they don't get sidewalks.

Answer 1

Answer:

the correct answer is option b) "please consider my request as it would greatly benefit the town."

Explanation:

The goal of Oliver when delivering the speech is to convince the town hall meeting to build sidewalks on the way to school.

So, the sentence that best expresses a proper conclusion to the paragraph is option b) since it focuses on the great benefit that the sidewalks would bring about to the town.

The rest of the options are incorrect sonce they do not reflect the context and meaning of the paragraph.

Answer 2

B. please consider my request as it would greatly benefit the town.