Expression of IdeasMediumOne example for a claim
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Several familiar objects were named after people.
- The saxophone is named after its inventor, Adolphe Sax.
- The leotard is named after the acrobat Jules Léotard.
- The diesel engine is named after Rudolf Diesel.
The student wants to illustrate the first note with a single example. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The leotard, for instance, takes its name from the acrobat Jules Léotard.Correct
- B. Several objects are named after people.
- C. Sax, Léotard, and Diesel were people.
- D. Inventors often name things.
Answer: A. The leotard, for instance, takes its name from the acrobat Jules Léotard.
One object, one person.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Several objects are named after people.
- Restates the claim.
- C. Sax, Léotard, and Diesel were people.
- People without the objects.
- D. Inventors often name things.
- A generality.
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