Question

1. read the following sentence from paragraph 5. by the end of 2010, approximately a half million drivers had signed the

o phone zone\ pledge posted on the oprah winfrey website. the author’s purpose in including this statement is to —
indicate that oprah winfrey supports the
o phone zone\ campaign
demonstrate that the anti - texting and driving campaigns will continue to gain support
show that the
o phone zone\ movement is popular and worth supporting
provide statistics on the
o phone zone\ campaign

Explanation:

The author mentions that by the end of 2010, approximately a half - million drivers had signed the “No Phone Zone” pledge posted on the Oprah Winfrey website. This inclusion of a well - known public figure (Oprah Winfrey) and the large number of signatories is used to show that the “No Phone Zone” movement is popular and worth supporting.

Answer:

show that the “No Phone Zone” movement is popular and worth supporting