Test: Praxis Reading

Kelvyn is a bully and a misanthrope, not to mention that his hygiene leaves much to be desired. Last week his odor remained in my nostrils for days after he left.

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The bolded and underlined phrase "not to mention that," serves what purpose in the passage overall?

It facilitates a sudden transition from listing negative qualities to describing neutral qualities

None of these

It continues the trend of enumerating negative qualities that began in the first clause, but facilitates a transition into a different kind of negative quality

It facilitates a purely grammatical transition

It facilitates a transition from listing negative qualities to listing positive qualities

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