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In the above passage, the phrase “does not amount to a row of beans” means that the news

  • A.is weak and often wanting entirely
  • B.deserves no one's attention
  • C.should travel the wires
  • D.is junk dressed up as real news

Answer: B

Correct answer: deserves no one's attention

The phrase is glossed in the passage itself: the imagined editor says an item does not amount to a row of beans; deserves no one's attention, and should travel the wires no farther. The clauses run in apposition, so the second explains the first.

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