The text describes a situation in which two characters, A and B, are in a conflict. The two characters are arguing about the meaning of a word. Character A believes that the word has a specific meaning, but Character B believes that the word has a more general meaning. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
SAT · English · previous-year question
- A.provide a contrast between the two characters’ views.correct
- B.explain the origin of the word in question.
- C.provide an example of the conflict between the two characters.
- D.summarize the two characters’ views.
Answer
A. provide a contrast between the two characters’ views.
Explanation
The underlined sentence emphasizes the difference in the meaning of the word in question for the two characters. This contrast sets up the conflict between the two characters’ views.
Practice more SAT questions
Answer thousands more real SAT previous-year questions free, get graded instantly, and climb the global ranked leaderboard.
Practice SAT free →More SAT English questions
- Akira came directly, breaking all tradition. Was that it? Had he followed form-had he aske…
- Close at hand is a bridge over the River Thames, an admirable vantage ground for us to mak…
- \section{Passage 1}Follow the money and you will end up in space. That's the message from …
- Miss Grace Spivey arrived in Threestep, Georgia, in August 1938. She stepped off the train…
- In the early 1990s, textbooks acknowledged that humans had slow-conducting nerves, but ass…
- \section{Passage 1}Fellow-Citizens: It is a noble land that God has given us; a land that …
- Lady Carlotta stepped out on to the platform of the small wayside station and took a turn …
- At field sites around the world, Ken Dial saw a pattern in how young pheasants, quail, tin…