Indicate the alternative that both correctly evaluates the following sentence and correctly explains the reason for the evaluation. "As soon as you provide your date of birth on Line 2, your application for a flexible spending account will be processed."

Question

a. Good positive emphasis because it focuses on the action the reader should take rather than on the fact that information was omitted from the form

b. Good positive emphasis because money is tight for most people these days

c. Lacks positive emphasis because this is an insignificant reason to hold up an application for a benefit open to all employees

d. Lacks positive emphasis because the employee should know better than to make such a mistake

Answer 1

This is obvious. What do you think?

Answer 2

I think it is either a or c.

Answer 3

Hmm! Your two answers seem to be opposites. Think about it and narrow the answer down to just one.

Answer 4

I think it might be b.