What is the claim of this editorial?

Read the passage.

The wild marshland to the west of town should be

protected. The town should make it an official park and

stop development from ruining the area. If neighborhoods

and houses are built in the marsh, an important ecosystem

will be damaged. There are species that live in this marsh

that do not appear anywhere else in town. We need to

keep them safe.

Neighborhoods are bad for the environment.

An area of marshland should be a kept safe.

There are important species in the marsh ...

The town needs many more parks.

Question

Read the passage.

The wild marshland to the west of town should be protected. The town should make it an official park and stop development from ruining the area. If neighborhoods and houses are built in the marsh, an important ecosystem will be damaged. There are species that live in this marsh that do not appear anywhere else in town. We need to keep them safe.

What is the claim of this editorial?

A) Neighborhoods are bad for the environment.

B) An area of marshland should be a kept safe.

C) There are important species in the marsh.

D) The town needs many more parks.

Answer:

The correct answer is C)

Explanation:

The primary focus of the editorial is on the importance of the species. It states in the fourth sentence that the species cannot be found anywhere else in town. If they were not important or exclusive to the wild marsh, it would probably not be a problem building more communities in the marsh area.

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