Based on the texts, how would the teacher in Text 2 most likely respond to the columnist's proposal?

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Text 1
A columnist argues that phones should be banned from schools because they distract students during lessons.

Text 2
A teacher agrees that phones distract students but says a ban would be impossible to enforce. In her classroom, phones go into a locked box at the start of each lesson and come out at the break.

Accepted Answer

A. By accepting the problem the columnist describes while proposing a more practical measure than a ban.. Text 2 'agrees that phones distract' and replaces the ban with a locked box — a workable alternative.

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B. By denying that phones distract students. — Text 2 explicitly agrees about distraction.

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C. By arguing that phones should be used during lessons. — Phones go into a box during lessons in Text 2's classroom.

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D. By calling for a stricter ban than the columnist proposes. — Text 2 says a ban can't be enforced; it doesn't want a stricter one.

Craft and Structure practice question

Answer: A. By accepting the problem the columnist describes while proposing a more practical measure than a ban.

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