Question

it was recently reported that the riversville city council is considering cutting its funding of the riversville library in order to save money for the next fiscal year. while i appreciate the citys need to tighten its finances, i am vehemently opposed to defunding the library as a means to that end. the library is an important part of our community. hundreds of people visit it every month. i wholeheartedly endorse maintaining the librarys funding and finding another way to bolster the citys budget. upon reviewing this paragraph, the author considers adding a sentence that defends the librarys need for proper funding. which of these sentences would best serve that purpose? a without support from the city, the library would not be able to sustain itself for long. b unlike other public facilities, the library is not appreciated by our politicians. c the library only lends out approximately five thousand books per year. d our library has been inactive for more than thirty years.

Explanation:

The goal is to defend the library's need for proper funding. Option A directly states that without city - support, the library can't sustain itself, which effectively defends the need for funding. Option B focuses on politicians' appreciation rather than funding need. Option C's book - lending number doesn't strongly defend funding need. Option D about the library being inactive for long doesn't support the need for funding.

Answer:

A. Without support from the city, the library would not be able to sustain itself for long.