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 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 transition from listing negative qualities to listing positive qualities

None of these

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

It facilitates a purely grammatical transition

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