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Today’s shopping mall has as its antecedents historical marketplaces, such as Greek agoras, European piazzas, and Asian bazaars. The purpose of these sites, as with the shopping mall, is both economic and social. People not only go to buy and sell wares, but also to be seen, catch up on news, and be part of the human drama.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a. modern Asians spend an average of 15 hours a month in shopping malls.
b. shopping malls serve an important purpose in our culture.
c. shopping malls have a social as well as commercial function.
d. there are historical antecedents for almost everything in contemporary society
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Answer:
up on news, and be part of the human drama.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a. modern Asians spend an average of 15 hours a month in shopping malls.
b. shopping malls serve an important purpose in our culture.
Answer:
Shopping malls have a social as well as commercial function.
Explanation:
In the question, we have been asked to select the statement that best supports this paragraph.
a) Modern Asians spend an average of 15 hours a month in shopping malls.
Nothing related to this statement is mentioned in the passage, so it will not be the correct one.
b) shopping malls serve an important purpose in our culture.
The paragraph has not related shopping malls to culture in any way, so it will also not be the correct answer.
c)shopping malls have a social as well as commercial function.
This will be an apt statement because it is mentioned in the paragraph that the purpose of a shopping mall is both economic and social.
d) there are historical antecedents for almost everything in contemporary society
Nothing like this is particularly mentioned in the passage, so this also won't be the perfect statement.