Read the following passage from Catherine Beecher's A Treatise on Domestic Economy before you choose your answer. (5) It appears, then, that it is in America, alone, that women are raised to an equality with the other sex; and that, both in theory and practice, their interests are regarded as of equal value. (6) They are made subordinate in station, only where a regard to their best interests demands it, while, as if in compensation for this, by custom and courtesy, they are always treated as superiors. (7) Universally, in this Country, through every class of society, precedence is given to woman, in all the comforts, conveniences, and courtesies, of life. In sentence 5 (reproduced below), the writer is considering deleting the text in bold. It appears, then, that it is in America, alone, that women are raised to an equality with the other sex; and that, both in theory and practice, their interests are regarded as of equal value. Should the writer keep or delete the bolded text? Keep it, because it clarifies that the equality of American women is part of a belief system. Keep it, because it supports the claim made that women are always treated as superiors. Delete it, because it interferes with the flow of the paragraph and introduces irrelevant detail. Delete it, because it contradicts the claim that precedence is given to women in the conveniences of life.