The best option to fill in the blank is B: evaluating.
So, the complete sentence would be: "Lukas is evaluating the author’s style." This aligns with the steps he is taking to analyze how the style supports the author’s purpose.
Lukas follows these steps when reading a text.
Identify the author’s purpose.
Analyze elements of the author’s style.
Determine how the style supports the purpose.
Lukas is (blank) the author’s style.
what is (blank)?
A: developing
B: evaluating
C: memorizing
D: paraphrasing
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