ACT English Practice Question

Read the following excerpt and consider the bolded portion. Normal rumble strips create that loud, grating noise when you drive over them—**like a built-in alarm for drivers who drift too close to the road’s edge.** If the writer were to delete the bolded portion (adjusting the punctuation as needed), the paragraph would primarily lose:

1. A.information that indicates how prevalent rumble strips are on roadways.
2. B.a detail that reveals the narrator’s opinion of distracted drivers.
3. C.information that clarifies a primary function of rumble strips.
4. D.a detail that indicates what the rumble strips look like.