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TSI Reading: What's the Purpose of This Press Release? 6 Views
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Description:
What is the meaning of the word "edition" as it is used in the passage?
(A)an increase of supplementary pieces to a work
(B)one of a number of copies of a work
(C)a correction in the spelling and grammar of a work
(D)an appraisal of the value of a work
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- 00:02
Okay reading shmoop who's next up for you here let's
- 00:04
Just go right to the answer The author's purpose for
- 00:07
writing this passage is most likely what So let's see
- 00:13
it's read the ad here Numerous studies have shown the
- 00:16
isolation friend separates home of pool can prevent fifty to
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- 00:18
ninety percent of all toddler surroundings Do you need magna
- 00:21
latches that everyone song child proofing is they've been in
- 00:23
the world says you know what This sounds like an
- 00:25
ad to me created for swimming pool gates magna lies
- 00:28
designed extended hide the fence chronometer chiller cabinet magic latching
- 00:32
it won't jam itself like harry potter must have made
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this vertically horizontally adjustable Millions have been this all to
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keep children safe and room pools run out and need
- 00:40
it Okay people come on This is an ad right
- 00:43
We can see right through the little commercial Not because
- 00:45
it's invisible but because we know a slick salesman when
- 00:48
we read the words jim patterson says magna lynch is
- 00:51
designed to keep children on a pool areas But even
- 00:53
if his heart is true the bottom line is that
- 00:56
he's trying to sell us some magna latches The answer's
- 00:59
got to be d here and the others Well let's
- 01:01
See there no directions for installation in the passage even
- 01:04
though there is some info provided on how magna latch
- 01:07
work Also the pastor does include a fact about toddler
- 01:10
drownings but that's not the central point here Thank goodness
- 01:13
finally by way of persuading the audience defense their pools
- 01:17
for shaun the true purpose of the passage to encourage
- 01:19
people to buy magna latch to scare that bull fans 00:01:22.449 --> [endTime] Yeah special price for you that's it
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