ACT Preparation / Unit 5 ACT 0414 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Relevance: Every Sentence Serves the Point
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The idea
A sentence belongs in a paragraph only if it serves the paragraph's main point and the passage's focus. A sentence that does not, however interesting, does not belong.
In practice
In a paragraph on how bees pollinate crops, the history of honey is off the point.
Where people slip
Interesting and relevant are different tests; relevance is the one that counts.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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