ACT English Practice Question

Read the following excerpt and consider the bolded portion. Slung across the branches, each nest—**which can measure up to thirteen feet wide and seven feet thick**—is a sprawling community home to hundreds of birds. If the writer were to delete the bolded phrase (adjusting the punctuation as needed), the sentence would primarily lose:

1. A.specific information that illustrates the minimum height at which the weavers begin building their nests.
2. B.specific information that underscores the enormousness of the weavers’ nests.
3. C.details that clarify how the weavers are able to survive in the Kalahari Desert.
4. D.details that explain how the weavers’ nests differ from other birds’ nests.