Question

Roberta's science class is going on a field trip, and her teacher asks students to make suggestions about where they should go. Roberta decides to write a letter to her class explaining why they should go to the planetarium. Roberta decided to begin her letter with this sentence: The planetarium is not crowded on Wednesdays, so we should visit it then. Is this sentence an appropriate opening sentence for the purpose of the argument? (1 point) Responses yes, because it does not give students any other options yes, because it does not give students any other options no, because it jumps to a supporting reason without clearly stating a stance no, because it jumps to a supporting reason without clearly stating a stance no, because some students may want to go on a different day

Answer 1

The most appropriate response is:

**no, because it jumps to a supporting reason without clearly stating a stance**

This option is correct because, for an opening sentence, Roberta should first clearly state her main argument or proposal that the class should go to the planetarium, not just the day on which they should go. The sentence given provides a supporting detail rather than introducing the main idea.