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Complete Question Explanation
The correct answer choice is (C).
This question tests our knowledge of the passage structure. We're being asked to describe the relationship between the 2nd paragraph and the last paragraph. The 2nd paragraph introduces pollen analysis as a potential way to supplement or correct the documentary record regarding the history of the Irish landscape. The final paragraph tells us that there are "limits to the ability of the pollen record to reflect the vegetative history of the landscape" (lines 48-50). So, to prephrase, the 2nd paragraph introduces pollen analysis as a way to supplement historical records about the Irish landscape, and the final paragraph states that there are limits to what can be determined through pollen analysis.
Answer choice (A): The final paragraph does not offer an example supporting the 2nd paragraph. Instead, it offers an example showing that there are limits on the claim made in the 2nd paragraph.
Answer choice (B): The final paragraph is not describing a problem that must be solved before pollen analysis can be considered viable. Rather, the final paragraph is simply stating that pollen analysis cannot work in all scenarios.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. This matches our prephrase. The final paragraph qualifies the claim in the 2nd paragraph by identifying the limitations of pollen analysis.
Answer choice (D): The 2nd paragraph does not describe a view against which the author intends to argue. The primary purpose of the passage is advocating for pollen analysis (the view presented in the 2nd paragraph). Furthermore, the final paragraph is not an argument against pollen analysis--it simply identifies the limitations of the method.
Answer choice (E): The final paragraph does not offer procedures to supplement pollen analysis.
The correct answer choice is (C).
This question tests our knowledge of the passage structure. We're being asked to describe the relationship between the 2nd paragraph and the last paragraph. The 2nd paragraph introduces pollen analysis as a potential way to supplement or correct the documentary record regarding the history of the Irish landscape. The final paragraph tells us that there are "limits to the ability of the pollen record to reflect the vegetative history of the landscape" (lines 48-50). So, to prephrase, the 2nd paragraph introduces pollen analysis as a way to supplement historical records about the Irish landscape, and the final paragraph states that there are limits to what can be determined through pollen analysis.
Answer choice (A): The final paragraph does not offer an example supporting the 2nd paragraph. Instead, it offers an example showing that there are limits on the claim made in the 2nd paragraph.
Answer choice (B): The final paragraph is not describing a problem that must be solved before pollen analysis can be considered viable. Rather, the final paragraph is simply stating that pollen analysis cannot work in all scenarios.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. This matches our prephrase. The final paragraph qualifies the claim in the 2nd paragraph by identifying the limitations of pollen analysis.
Answer choice (D): The 2nd paragraph does not describe a view against which the author intends to argue. The primary purpose of the passage is advocating for pollen analysis (the view presented in the 2nd paragraph). Furthermore, the final paragraph is not an argument against pollen analysis--it simply identifies the limitations of the method.
Answer choice (E): The final paragraph does not offer procedures to supplement pollen analysis.
