A question about what both authors would agree on tests whether you can find a point that both texts support. Read the question, then put each author's main point in a few words. If the texts discuss different settings, ask what idea could cover both without adding a new claim. A shared point needs support from each text, even if they give different examples. Watch for choices that turn one text's detail into something both authors believe.
Hints
- Hint 1
Read the last sentence of each text. Put each author's main point in your own words.
- Hint 2
Compare the role of remote work in each text. How does each author connect that topic to the examples they give?
Step-by-step
Find the point both texts support
Step 1Find Text 1's main point
Text 1 connects remote work to offices left partially empty, so let's put its main point in a few words. What are landlords and companies doing about that change? Landlords are trying new leases and uses for buildings, and analysts expect companies to choose offices that suit hybrid schedules. Office space must adapt to new work habits, and the question's phrase both authors would most likely agree means we need a point Text 2 supports too.
- Step 2
Find Text 2's main point
Does Text 2 show a similar link in transportation? It reports a sustained drop in weekday rush-hour ridership after remote work increased. Agencies respond by revising schedules, adding off-peak service, and shifting money to bike lanes and pedestrian areas. Planning must reflect a workforce that commutes less frequently and at more varied times, so transportation services must adapt to changed work habits too.
- Step 3
Test the shared point
Which statement would both authors accept without adding a new claim? The phrase existing infrastructure means the buildings, routes, and services already in place, so it can cover office space as well as transportation. The choice about changes in workplace habits names the common cause, and businesses and city officials names the groups responding to it. Its wording covers both kinds of change, from reusing office buildings to revising transit and street plans. Choice A.