functionThe job a sentence, phrase, or detail does in a text, such as giving an example, challenging a view, or limiting a claim.
You’ll leave with these skills
01Explain what a sentence does for the sentences around itCompare the underlined sentence with the sentences around it to see whether it backs up a point, pushes back on one, or sets up what comes next.
02Read a function question’s answer choices as job descriptionsWhen the question asks for “the function of the underlined sentence,” compare the verb after “It” in each answer choice.
03Predict an underlined sentence’s job before you read the choicesRead the sentences before and after the underlined one, and describe what it does to them in a short phrase that starts with a verb.
04Catch function choices that describe content but name no jobCross out a choice that only repeats what the underlined sentence says or describes what a nearby sentence does.
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