Principal Ellington: If the student body wants to have more parking spots available to them, they need to raise money to buy the field next to the school so that it can be turned into a parking lot. There are no other options. The existent staff and faculty parking lot takes up half of the rear schoolyard area, with the student parking lot as it is now to the side. The front parking lot of the school must be left for visitors and parents.In the argument presented above, what role does the boldfaced portion play?

About a third of the questions that appear in the GMAT verbal section are critical reasoning questions.Typical questions that appear in critical reasoning (GMAT CR) include strengthening an argument, weakening an argument, identifying the assumption of an argument, mimic the reasoning, identify the reasoning, conclusion, inference, bold faced statements, and evaluating an argument.

Each of the critical reasoning questions is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action.