You are Mohan. You are very keen to go on an excursion organized by your school. You need your father’s consent. In the evening you waited for your father but had to leave for the tennis coaching class from which you were likely to come back late. Write a message for your father seeking his permission.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.