In developing the main idea of the passage, the author does which of the following? (A) Downplays earlier attempts to explain the origins of a social prohibition.

(A) Downplays earlier attempts to explain the origins of a social prohibition.

Explanation:

In the given passage, the author presents a hypothesis concerning the various taboos regarding eating in front of someone who isn't. And in this hypothesis, the main emphasis was the limited nature of the food available for people.

The passage also reveals the author's belief that the attempts to explain in the past years regarding the taboos of eating are incomplete. If we are to consider the passage as valid, then we can safely assume that this taboo is mainly around where people have plenty, sometimes more than enough, to eat. And in developing the main idea of the passage, the author seems to downplay previous/ earlier attempts to provide any explanation of the origins of a social prohibition.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

question: select the word from the list that best fits the definition tables and charts comparing the government from five different states.

answer: appendix

hope this , and have a great day. c;

the correct answer is option d. none of these. it is noted that options a, b, and c share the same content.

despite the valid answer provided at the last sentence of each of the options, a question/answer format shouldn't include humourous themed responses such as "you bet your thermal pj's we do." - unless of course, the answer is carried out in an informal environment. this could be replaced with a simple "yes" or "it is necessary".

the question should be re-phrased to a more appropiate syntaxis. instead of "do we need the greenhouse effect? ", it should be written as "is the greenhouse effect necessary? " in order to give it a general scope, instead of limiting the answer to the needs of "we" the humans.