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A writer is editing a passage about the Wright brothers' early aviation experiments and has drafted the following paragraph:

In the autumn of 1901, Wilbur and Orville Wright realized that existing aerodynamic data was highly inaccurate, threatening to stall their aviation experiments. To resolve this, they constructed a wind tunnel in their bicycle shop. [1] The tunnel was a simple wooden box, six feet long and sixteen inches square, equipped with a fan driven by a two-horsepower gasoline engine. Inside, they tested sheet-metal lift balances, which they fabricated out of bicycle spokes and scrap metal. Through these rigorous trials, they collected the precise data necessary to design their successful 1902 glider.

The writer is considering adding the following sentence at Point [1]:

'The brothers also sold and repaired bicycles to fund their aviation research.'

Should the writer make this addition at Point [1]?

  1. A
    Yes, because it explains how the brothers obtained the materials, such as bicycle spokes, that they used to build the lift balances.
  2. B
    Yes, because it provides essential context regarding the financial challenges the Wright brothers faced during their early research.
  3. No, because it interrupts the paragraph's description of the wind tunnel's construction and testing with unrelated information about their business.Cevap
  4. D
    No, because it repeats information about the bicycle shop that is already established in the preceding sentence.

Cevap

The writer should not add the sentence because it interrupts the paragraph's focus on the construction and mechanical operation of the wind tunnel with unrelated details about their retail bicycle business.
The paragraph's primary focus is on the construction, dimensions, and operational function of the Wright brothers' wind tunnel as a tool to solve their aerodynamic data problem. The proposed sentence shifts the focus to how the brothers financed their research through their retail business, which is a tangential detail that interrupts the paragraph's technical description. Therefore, the sentence should not be added.

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1
Analyze the main focus of the paragraph.
The paragraph describes the Wright brothers' decision to build a wind tunnel, its physical dimensions, its mechanical components, and how they used it to collect aerodynamic data for their glider.
Understanding the paragraph's focus is necessary to evaluate the relevance of any proposed additions.
2
Evaluate the relevance of the proposed sentence.
The proposed sentence ('The brothers also sold and repaired bicycles to fund their aviation research') introduces details about their retail business operations and financing.
Evaluating the sentence allows us to determine if it aligns with the paragraph's established topic.
3
Determine if the sentence should be added.
Since the paragraph is focused on engineering and testing details, adding a sentence about retail sales and funding would interrupt the logical flow with irrelevant information. Therefore, the sentence should not be added.
The correct decision is based on whether the sentence supports or disrupts the cohesion of the paragraph.

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