Question

read the excerpt from a formal letter.
the woods behind the high school have become littered with trash. the students at the school are partly responsible for the problem. we are often careless with our trash when we are in the schoolyard. since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean - up day.
which sentence from the paragraph best identifies the letter’s purpose?
○ the woods behind the high school have become littered with trash.
○ as students at the school, we are partly responsible for the problem.
○ we are often careless with our trash when we are in the schoolyard
○ since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean - up day

Explanation:

To determine the letter's purpose, we analyze each option:

• The first option describes the problem (trash in woods) but not the purpose.
• The second option states responsibility but not the intended action (purpose).
• The third option explains a cause of the problem, not the purpose.
• The fourth option ("Since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean - up day") presents the action (organize a clean - up day) that the letter aims to propose, which is the purpose of the letter.

Answer:

D. Since we helped make the mess, we should organize a clean - up day