Indicate the alternative that both correctly evaluates the following sentence and correctly explains the reason for the evaluation. "As soon as you provide your date of birth on Line 2, your application for a flexible spending account will be processed."
a. Good positive emphasis because it focuses on the action the reader should take rather than on the fact that information was omitted from the form
b. Good positive emphasis because money is tight for most people these days
c. Lacks positive emphasis because this is an insignificant reason to hold up an application for a benefit open to all employees
d. Lacks positive emphasis because the employee should know better than to make such a mistake
This is obvious. What do you think?
I think it is either a or c.
Hmm! Your two answers seem to be opposites. Think about it and narrow the answer down to just one.
I think it might be b.
The correct alternative is:
c. Lacks positive emphasis because this is an insignificant reason to hold up an application for a benefit open to all employees.
Explanation:
To evaluate this sentence, we need to determine if it has positive emphasis and provide a reason for the evaluation. The sentence states that providing the date of birth on Line 2 will result in the processing of the application for a flexible spending account.
Option a is incorrect because it incorrectly focuses on the action the reader should take rather than addressing the evaluation of positive emphasis. The question is not about the inclusion of information or action-oriented language.
Option b is incorrect because it introduces an unrelated factor of financial constraints, which is not mentioned in the original sentence. The question does not ask for additional reasons outside the provided sentence.
Option c is the correct choice because it correctly evaluates and explains the evaluation. The reason for the evaluation is that the sentence mentions an insignificant reason, the date of birth, to hold up an application for a benefit open to all employees. Holding up the application for such an insignificant reason lacks positive emphasis.
Option d is incorrect because it makes an assumption about the employee's knowledge and does not address the evaluation of positive emphasis. The question is focused on the positive emphasis of the sentence, not the employee's potential mistake.