Question

read the passage from an argumentative essay. (1) bernie sanders has argued that no one should have to pay tuition to go to college. (2) this will only increase the tax burden on the middle classes. to improve the relationship between ideas, the writer should revise sentence 2 by explaining the concept of a tax burden. adding \however\ to the beginning of the sentence. placing \therefore\ at the beginning of the sentence. connecting it to the preceding sentence with \and\.

Explanation:

To determine the correct revision, we analyze the relationship between the two sentences. Sentence 1 presents Bernie Sanders' argument for free college tuition, while Sentence 2 presents a counter - argument (that it will increase the middle - class tax burden). The word "however" is used to introduce a contrast or a counter - argument.

• Option A: Explaining the concept of a tax burden does not improve the relationship between the ideas in the two sentences.
• Option C: "Therefore" is used to show a cause - effect relationship where the second sentence is a result of the first. But here, the second sentence is a counter - argument, not a result.
• Option D: Using "and" would imply that the two ideas are in agreement or a continuation of the same idea, but they are contrasting.
• Option B: Adding "however" at the beginning of Sentence 2 correctly shows the contrast between the idea of free college (from Sentence 1) and the idea of increased tax burden (from Sentence 2).

Answer:

B. adding "however" to the beginning of the sentence.