S, and other businesses report salting again in the evening. Which of these is the author's claim?A. Medical bills totaled $1,085. Shaina Graves slipped on the ice after leaving h

Clarification:

I found the complete instructions for the exercise online:

On the night of December 12th, Ms. Shaina Graves slipped on the ice after leaving her son's hockey game at the Fordham Center. The fall  resulted in a broken wrist, which has caused Ms. Graves pain and  suffering in addition to medical bills totaling $1,085. The Fordham  Center should be held responsible for her injury. A spokesperson for  the Fordham Center says that the parking lot was salted at 2:00 that  afternoon and they could not have predicted the cold temperatures  that night. However, weather reports did war of freezing  temperatures, and other businesses report salting again in the evening.

How does the author respond to the counterclaim?

A. By illustrating how the injury affected Ms. Graves's ability to work

B. By explaining how salt prevents water from freezing on sidewalks

and parking lots

C. By suggesting that Ms. Graves's injury was caused by slipping on

the ice

D. By showing that other businesses took precautions against

freezing temperatures

D. By showing that other businesses took precautions against

freezing temperatures

Explanation:

This is a reading comprehension activity. To complete this exercise, you have to read the text given and then choose the correct option. In this case, it is "D" because Fordham Center's excuse is that they did not know it was going to be freezing in the evening, however, other businesses knew and took precautions.

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