Question
Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and help to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown.
Which statement quotes Swift’s claim that the poor will also benefit from his proposal?
A: “Swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.”
B: Swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to help pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade.
C: Swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized.
D: Swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “help to pay their landlord’s rent.”
The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and help to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown.
Which statement quotes Swift’s claim that the poor will also benefit from his proposal?
A: “Swift writes that poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress.”
B: Swift writes that poorer tenants will finally have something to help pay their landlord’s rent since they have neither money nor trade.
C: Swift writes that poorer tenants will have something to trade for rent since “their corn and cattle” have already been seized.
D: Swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “help to pay their landlord’s rent.”
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The statement that most clearly quotes Swift’s claim that the poor will also benefit from his proposal is:
**D: Swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “help to pay their landlord’s rent.”**
This option directly references Swift's assertion that the poor will gain something of value that can assist in meeting their rent obligations.
**D: Swift writes that “poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own” that can “help to pay their landlord’s rent.”**
This option directly references Swift's assertion that the poor will gain something of value that can assist in meeting their rent obligations.
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