ACT Preparation / Unit 5 ACT 0418 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What a Part Does
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The idea
Every part of a text has a function as well as a content: it may introduce, give an example, add evidence, contrast, explain or conclude.
In practice
"For instance, one school saved two thousand dollars" gives an example of the claim before it.
Where people slip
Ask what a sentence does, not only what it says. Form and function are different questions.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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