Question

Read the paragraph.

Eating too much sodium can cause health problems. Around ninety percent of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended. Eating less sodium would help Americans become more healthy.

What is the purpose of the final sentence?

It connects the main idea and the evidence.
It introduces the main idea and the evidence.
It provides a rebuttal for the main idea.
It provides a counterclaim to the main idea.

Answer 1

It connects the main idea and the evidence — the final sentence draws a conclusion/recommendation from the claim and the statistic.