A Gift of AdmirationThe following is a rough draft and may contain errors. (1) The Statue of Liberty is a renowned symbol of American patriotism throughout the world (Panati, Charles p.291). (2) This statue stands 152 feet tall on top of an 89 foot granite pedestal in New York Harbor. (3) It stands on Liberty Island, formerly called Bedloe's Island. (4) When people are in the harbor, they are near this marvelous symbol of liberty. (5) I saw this statue and will never forget it. (6) What they may not know is that creating the statue took many years and effort to complete. (7) Auguste Bartholdi, the statue's sculptor, has always respected the United States for the liberty it gave to its people. (8) It became his dream to create a gift for the U.S. to express France's friendship and admiration. (9) His dream finally came true after nine years of production.
(10) The statue was done in Paris, France. (11) Gustave Eiffel, the structural engineer who created the Eiffel Tower, worked with Bartholdi. (12) In 1875, construction of the statue began. (13) The granite pedestal was not created in France; it was built in the U.S. by Richard Morris Hunt in 1877. (14) The statue had been completed in June 1884, and in 1885, it was dismantled into 350 pieces and shipped to the U.S. in 214 crates. (15) The Statue of Liberty was finally assembled on her pedestal in 1886. (16) On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland accepted the gift on behalf of the people of the United States. (17) Today, the statue's title, "Liberty Enlightening the World," is known by people all over the world.
Which sentence in the first paragraph should be removed because it does not relate to the main idea?
A.
sentence 2
B.
sentence 3
C.
sentence 4
D
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sentence 5
The sentence that should be removed because it does not relate to the main idea is sentence 4: "When people are in the harbor, they are near this marvelous symbol of liberty."
The sentence that should be removed because it does not relate to the main idea is:
D. sentence 5 - "I saw this statue and will never forget it."
To determine which sentence in the first paragraph should be removed because it does not relate to the main idea, we need to identify the main idea of the paragraph. The main idea of the paragraph is that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of American patriotism and that its creation took many years and effort.
Looking at the sentences in question:
(2) The Statue of Liberty stands 152 feet tall on top of an 89-foot granite pedestal in New York Harbor.
(3) It stands on Liberty Island, formerly called Bedloe's Island.
(4) When people are in the harbor, they are near this marvelous symbol of liberty.
(5) I saw this statue and will never forget it.
Sentence (2) provides specific information about the height and location of the statue, which supports the main idea that it is a symbol of American patriotism.
Sentence (3) mentions the specific location of the statue, which is relevant to the main idea.
Sentence (4) emphasizes that being in the harbor means being near the statue, which also supports the main idea.
Sentence (5) is a personal statement about the author's memory of seeing the statue, which does not directly contribute to the main idea.
Therefore, the sentence that should be removed because it does not relate to the main idea is (D) sentence 5.