Read the excerpt from silent spring. in the gutters under the eaves and between the shingles of the roofs, a white granular powder still showed a few patches; some weeks before it had fallen like snow upon the roofs and the lawns, the fields and streams. which best explains how the phrase "white granular powder" supports the author’s purpose of calling attention to the environment? the powder is an unnatural substance. the powder has a texture like sugar. the powder looks like freshly fallen snow. the powder is used in house construction.

The best option is A) The powder is an unnatural substance.

Explanation:

"Silent Spring" is a book written by Rachel Carson published in 1962. The book's theme revolves around humans' harmful effects over the natural world. More specifically, the book focuses on how pesticides are damaging to nature.

In the excerpt we are studying here, the "white granular powder" found in the gutters is the author's word choice to describe the unnatural substance that is a pesticide. Even though it fell like snow, it does not have the same consistency or innocence. Even though it's white and granular, it is not sweet as sugar. It is a deadly invention that rarely kills and affects only its primary target. It does not choose where to fall and whom to harm.

The answer is A) The powder is an unnatural substance.

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