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In the last paragraph, the author is primarily concerned with:


Options:
A .   Summarizing the arguments about Nightingale presented in the first two paragraphs
B .   Refuting the view of Nightingale’s career presented in the preceding paragraph
C .   Analyzing the weaknesses of the evidence presented elsewhere in the passage
D .   Citing evidence to support a view of Nightingale’s career
Answer: Option D
:
D

This question asks you to identify the author’s primary concern in the last paragraph of the passage. The best answer is D. In the last paragraph, the author cites examples of Nightingale’s achievements to support the author’s conclusion that Nightingale’s achievements to support the author’s conclusion that Nightingale is worthy of respect and has earned “an eminent place among the ranks of social pioneers”. Choice A is incorrect. The third paragraph does not summarize the arguments presented in the first two paragraphs. Choice B is also not the correct answer: in the third paragraph, the author expresses essential agreement with the positive view of Nightingale’s career described in the second paragraph. Choice C is incorrect because in the last paragraph the author does not analyze the weakness of any evidence cited elsewhere in the passage.



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