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Passage

For over a century, the giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands have fascinated biologists studying evolutionary adaptation. These massive reptiles, which can weigh up to 500 pounds, have developed distinct shell shapes depending on the environment of their specific island. On wetter islands with abundant low-growing plants, tortoises have dome-shaped shells that keep their necks closer to the ground. On drier islands where food grows higher up, they have 'saddleback' shells with a high arch that allows them to stretch their necks upward to reach tree cacti. *Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835.* This physical variation directly illustrates how species adapt to their local habitats over generations.

Question

The writer is considering deleting the italicized sentence from the passage. Should the writer make this deletion?

  1. A
    Kept, because it explains how the tortoises developed different shell shapes.
  2. B
    Kept, because it provides historical context that connects Darwin to the study of the tortoises.
  3. Deleted, because it interrupts the discussion of tortoise shell adaptations with unrelated biographical information.Cevap
  4. D
    Deleted, because it repeats details about the Galápagos Islands that are already mentioned in the first sentence.

Cevap

Deleted, because it interrupts the discussion of tortoise shell adaptations with unrelated biographical information.
The correct answer states that the sentence should be deleted because it interrupts the discussion of tortoise shell adaptations with unrelated biographical information. The paragraph details how dome-shaped and saddleback shells allow tortoises to feed in different environments. Mentioning the year Darwin visited the islands deviates from this specific biological explanation and disrupts the paragraph's cohesion.

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1
Analyze the main focus of the paragraph.
The paragraph describes how giant tortoises on different Galápagos islands have developed distinct shell shapes (dome-shaped vs. saddleback) to adapt to their respective environments.
Understanding the paragraph's central theme is necessary to determine if the proposed sentence contributes to or detracts from that theme.
2
Evaluate the relevance of the italicized sentence to this focus.
The sentence 'Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835' introduces a historical and biographical detail that does not explain or elaborate on the shell adaptations of the tortoises.
This step determines whether the sentence supports the main idea or functions as an irrelevant digression.
3
Choose the option that correctly identifies that the sentence should be deleted and provides the accurate logical justification.
The option stating that the sentence should be deleted because it interrupts the discussion of tortoise shell adaptations with unrelated biographical information is correct.
This aligns with the rhetorical purpose of maintaining unity and focus within a paragraph.

Anahtar Kavram

Evaluating Relevance for Adding or Deleting Content
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Konular

Sentence Addition and Deletion Decisions

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