Electric Cars Are Not the Right Choice

Tracy's paper needs a stronger position statement. Which of the following could best replace sentence 5 and more effectively state the position Tracy is taking in this paper?

Passage:

(1) The electric car is sometimes promoted as a "greener" option for transportation than a gasoline-fueled car. (2) Because the electric car does not emit the harmful pollutants that a traditional vehicle does, many people assume that it must be the cleaner choice. (3) But electric cars are not always better for the environment than gasoline-fueled cars. (4)0 And they have other drawbacks too. (5) The electric car is not what you should buy today.

• In other words, the electric car is not what you should by today, and that is my definitive opinion.

• Truthfully, electric cars have advantages that must be pondered before making a purchase.

• Therefore, the electric car is the wrong choice if you are currently in the market for a new car.

• However, buying an electric car is always an option when you are thinking about a new car.

Tracy has used an ineffective transition in sentence 10. Which word or phrase could best replace "In the end" in this sentence?

(10) In the end, the production of an electric car puts twice as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as the production of a conventional car.

• Obviously

• In fact

• However

• Instead

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 15 and 16?

(15) Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time. (16) Eventually they allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, eventually allowing a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, eventually they allow a person to travel even fewer mile between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time, which means the batteries eventually allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

• Furthermore, the batteries in an electric car weaken over time because they eventually allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges.

Tracy would like to add the following detail to the fourth paragraph (sentences 13-17):

"This makes traveling longer distances in an electric car quite inconvenient."

Where should this sentence be inserted?

(13) The electric car also has other disadvantages. (14) Because it has to be charged every 75 miles or so, it must always be in close proximity to a charging station. (15) Futhermore the batteries in an electric car weaken over time. ( 16) Eventually they allow a person to travel even fewer miles between charges. (17) And when the weather is bac, an electrical outage could make an electric car completely inoperable.

• After sentence 13

• After sentence 14

• After sentence 17

• Tracy should not add this detail to the fourth paragraph

Tracy has included a redundant sentence in the last paragraph (sentences 18-23). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

(18) In time the electric car might become the best vehicle to drive, but for now, it is not. (19) This could, of course, happen eventually, but we aren't there yet. (20) Scientists need to develop and use new sources of energy so the the manufacturing of electric cars can truly be green ( 21) Communities need to build more charging stations so that drivers have plenty of opportunities to charge as needed. (22) An batteries with a longer range need to be developed so that drivers can travel longer distances without stopping. (23) Until these obstacles are overcome, electric cars are not the best choice for today's drivers.

• Sentence 18

• Sentence 19

• Sentence 20

• Sentence 21