Ofelia Zepeda’s contributions to the ﬁeld of linguistics are ______: her many accomplishments include working as a
linguistics professor and bilingual poet, authoring the ﬁrst Tohono O’odham grammar book, and co-founding the American
Indian Language Development Institute.
pragmatic
controversial
extensive
universal
Choice C is the best answer because it most logically completes the text’s discussion of how Ofelia Zepeda has contributed
to the ﬁeld of linguistics. As used in this context, “extensive” means having a wide or considerable extent. The text indicates
that Zepeda’s many accomplishments in linguistics are varied, including teaching linguistics, writing poetry in more than one
language, creating a grammar book, and co-founding a language institute. This context supports the idea that Zepeda’s
contributions to the ﬁeld are extensive.
Choice A is incorrect because the sentence presents Zepeda’s accomplishments as examples to support the claim made in
the ﬁrst part of the sentence. It wouldn’t make sense to say that achievements as a professor, poet and author, and co-
founder of a language institute demonstrate that Zepeda’s contributions in her ﬁeld are “pragmatic,” or related to practical
matters and not involving intellectual or artistic matters. Choice B is incorrect because the sentence presents Zepeda’s
accomplishments as a professor, poet and author, and co-founder of a language institute as examples to support the claim
made in the ﬁrst part of the sentence. There’s no reason to believe that the positive achievements listed demonstrate that
Zepeda’s contributions in her ﬁeld are “controversial,” or have caused disputes and opposing viewpoints. Choice D is
incorrect because in this context, “universal” would mean including or covering everything in a group. The sentence presents
Zepeda’s accomplishments as examples to support the claim made in the ﬁrst part of the sentence, and it wouldn’t make
sense to say that these speciﬁc achievements—particularly as the author of a grammar book speciﬁc to the Tohono
O’odham language—demonstrate that Zepeda’s contributions relate to everything in the ﬁeld of linguistics.