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Identify why the author included the referenced detail at that point in the passage — its function, not its content.
Answers that merely repeat or summarize the topic of the detail instead of describing the role it plays.
Ask what job the detail does for the paragraph, then for the passage's broader point.
The author's primary purpose in mentioning that courts in Belize have not yet ruled on matters concerning indigenous rights is to
suggest that the Maya will
4% picked this
underscore the importance in the
Why this is right
Answer B is correct.
Skill tested: Local Purpose · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.
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demonstrate that the government of
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highlight the major obstacle facing
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provide evidence that the government
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