84. Which sentence from the passage contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
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sentence 4
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sentence 3
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sentence 1
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sentence 6
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Buy Nothing Day
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is one of the busiest shopping days in the United States. However, a small but growing group of people is choosing not to participate in Black Friday but to celebrate Buy Nothing Day instead. Buy Nothing Day was created in 1992 by Canadian artist Ted Dave. The purpose of the event is to avoid buying unnecessary goods just for the sake of spending money. On Buy Nothing Day, some people go to shopping malls and cut up their credit cards to protest consumer debt, while others leave the shopping malls altogether and spend their day enjoying nature. Since its inception, Buy Nothing Day has become an international event, and it is now celebrated in over 65 countries, including the United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, and Norway. Participants in the event hope to inspire others to consume less and conserve more.
85. What is the best way to describe the purpose of this reading selection?
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to entertain readers with a humorous satire
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to persuade readers to cut up their credit cards
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to teach readers how to get out of financial debt
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Task, Purpose, and Audience
During the 19th century, the art movement called Impressionism began. The artists who followed this movement were called Impressionists. The characteristic style of the movement was short and broken strokes that focused on re-creating the effects of light. This method gave the painting or the drawing a luminous, sketch-like appearance.
Among the great Impressionists, Edgar Degas was known for his paintings of people. His style was different from other Impressionists who painted landscapes. Degas focused on capturing the vitality of everyday people in each of his paintings. He did so in some of his most recognized paintings of ballet dancers and women. Besides his work with paint, Degas even worked in different mediums such as sculpture. One of his most famous sculptures is The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. In this sculpture, Degas was able to capture the blossoming of youth in bronze. Although Degas’ subject matter differed from his fellow artists, he still achieved the spirit of Impressionism.
86. Which of the following best explains the author's purpose for writing this passage?
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to inform the reader about an art movement and an artist
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to persuade the reader to imitate another artist's technique
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to describe how the reader can make his or her own paintings
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