Question

this is an excerpt from sabrinas presentation on microsoft founder bill gates
bill gates took an unconventional road to success. in fact, he was a college dropout. although he took classes, his attention was split, so he eventually gave up the idea of college. because today microsoft is worth more than $300 million, gatess decision seems like it was a good decision. a very good decision, in fact.
read the paragraph. what is the effect of sabrina using a series of clauses in the underlined sentence?
it focuses the readers attention on the classes gates took.
it emphasizes why gates dropped out of college.
it explains how microsoft became so successful.
it reveals unrelated information about microsoft that is purely for interest.

Explanation:

The underlined clauses connect Gates's split attention during college to his eventual dropout, clearly laying out the chain of reasoning for his decision to leave college. The other options are incorrect: the clauses do not focus on his classes, explain Microsoft's success, or share unrelated Microsoft details.

Answer:

It emphasizes why Gates dropped out of college.