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Craft and StructureHardFunction of a sentence in a passage about a choir

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The choir has never held an audition. Anyone who turns up on a Thursday may sing, whatever their voice. Visiting conductors are sometimes appalled. Yet the choir has sung at three cathedrals this year, and the recordings sell, and the reason, its director says, is that people who are welcomed sing as if they mean it.

Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "Visiting conductors are sometimes appalled" in the text as a whole?

  1. A. It acknowledges a likely objection to the choir's policy before the text answers it.Correct
  2. B. It explains why the choir holds no auditions.
  3. C. It describes the choir's recordings.
  4. D. It states the director's view.

Answer: A. It acknowledges a likely objection to the choir's policy before the text answers it.

An objection, then the answer.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It explains why the choir holds no auditions.
The policy is explained at the end.
C. It describes the choir's recordings.
Recordings come later.
D. It states the director's view.
The director's view is the last sentence.

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