Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
Read the following sentence from the passage.
For the most part, the cars she had seen up until then had been complete junkers.
What is the purpose of the underlined phrase in this sentence?
A. to link this sentence to the previous paragraph
B. to show that this sentence refers to an illustration
C. to link this sentence to the paragraph it introduces
D. to indicate a contrast with the previous paragraph
Answer:
D. to indicate a contrast with the previous paragraph
Step-by-step explanation:
In the text, this sentence starts the paragraph that presents a contrast to the previous paragraph. This is because this paragraph shows how the cars the girl found were real rubbish and were not worth buying, however, in the previous paragraph it is shown that the girl saw a photo of a car online and he looked perfect, leaving her very hopeful about the cars you would find.