Question

Woolf uses the word "we" throughout the passage mainly to

• A. Reflect the growing friendliness among a group of people
• B. Advance the need for candor among a group of people
• C. Establish a sense of solidarity among a group of people
• D. Reinforce the need for respect among a group of people

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The passage is adapted from Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas. It talks about the situation of women in English society. The writer has highlighted the urgency of the issue which is the procession of the sons of educated men.

The passage highlights the question that why women are prohibited from doing professional work, why they are seeing the men going to the office behind the curtained windows.

'We' is used in the passage to establish a sense of solidarity among women and to aware them about their interests and objectives.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.