a.
10. Which sentences best support the author's claim that Sinclair's book
accomplished something different from what Sinclair had hoped? Choose two
options.
Did you know that a 1906 novel led to a law that changed the way
Americans process food? (paragraph 1)
b. The Jungle forced light into the dark corners of big business. (paragraph
1)
But Sinclair was surprised that it was his horrific description of how
meat was processed that caused the biggest uproar. (paragraph 3)
Sinclair remarked, “I aimed at the public's heart and by accident I hit it
in the stomach.” (paragraph 3)
He was an author who would not be silenced. (paragraph 5)
C.
d.
e
The sentences that best support the author's claim that Sinclair's book accomplished something different from what Sinclair had hoped are:
But Sinclair was surprised that it was his horrific description of how meat was processed that caused the biggest uproar. (paragraph 3)
Sinclair remarked, “I aimed at the public's heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” (paragraph 3)
Meaning of claim
A claim is a belief that the author or writer of a text holds. The claim that Sinclair's book accomplished something different from what he hoped can be seen in the two statements.
In the first one, he expressed his surprise that it was because of the horrific description that an uproar was caused. In the second sentence, he remarked that while he aimed for the public's heart, he hit their stomach.
