Explanation for Question 17 From the Writing Section on the 2018 May Sat
Question number 17 asks which choice best introduces the topic of this 2 paragraph. So whenever we're trying to introduce the topic of the paragraph, 3 we're going to take a look at the paragraph that follows, 4 see what the main point is there and select an answer choice that clearly 5 reflects that main point. So when we, 6 when we read the rest of this paragraph, 7 we see that there is a public outcry. 8 We're talking about a beloved character provoking angry letters. 9 Um, there's sort of this black arm in solidarity detail. 10 Um, it's a serious blow to the public people, 11 um, canceled the subscriptions of the magazine. 12 So generally there's, there's a lot of outcry about this. 13 Um, so our answer choice needs to reflect that let's take a look at 14 those choices choice. A the no change option says young readers 15 were especially saddened at the loss of their hero while this idea of being 16 saddened definitely carries throughout the paragraph. 17 This answer choice focuses on young readers, 18 um, and the, and the paragraph as a whole doesn't focus solely on young 19 readers. It focuses on the public as a whole. 20 So it doesn't make sense to introduce the topic of the paragraph by only 21 focusing on one really small aspect of that topic and their choice 22 base as the periodicals of the time played an important role in expressing the 23 public's feelings. Um, while we do see some mention about 24 what happened with the magazine, and that's definitely a detail th...