More Solitary Passages Questions - - Question 5

The author of the passage states which one of the following about the concerns of modern architecture?

Boram January 10, 2019

Answer choice (b)

Could you please explain why (b) is correct and point me to the part of the passage that supports it please? Thank you!

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Julie-V August 23, 2019

They talk about modern architecture in the first paragraph, and lines 1-3 mention how they emphasized practical & technical issues over aesthetic concerns. Answer choice (B) would be a restatement of those sentences. I hope my explanation is helpful, and an instructor can come in and give their input as well!

shunhe January 10, 2020

Hi @Boram,

Thanks for the question! @Julie-V’s analysis is spot on, so good job. Lines 1-3 tell us that modern architecture has been criticized for emphasizing practical issues at the expense of aesthetic concerns, and this is what (B) tells us. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any further questions you might have.

gmaramara March 16, 2020

Why is A incorrect?

hfatima1 May 27, 2020

Is A incorrect because utility and cost effectiveness focus more on the industrial age than the modern age? or is it incorrect because it mentions aesthetic?

hfatima1 May 27, 2020

Please explain why the other answer choices are wrong? Because, I thought both A and C could be possible answers based on the language?