[Video] Q1: Over the course of the passage, the main focus of the narrative shifts from:

Explanation for Question 1 From the Reading Section on the 2019 May Sat

Question one says over the course of the passage, 2 the main focus of the narrative shifts, from what? 3 To what? So for this question, we're going to start with the correct answer. 4 Talk about why it's correct. And then we'll talk about why each of the 5 other answers is incorrect. So the correct answer for question one is going to 6 be answer choice D an account of Mr. 7 Milson search for suitable property for Henry to a portrait of Henry's musings 8 on the meaning of having a home. So if we look back, 9 this passage is conveniently divided into three paragraphs, 10 so he can look at the first paragraph for kind of what the first 11 part of the novel is about and the last paragraph or what the last 12 part or not the novels, sorry, the passage, the last part for what the 13 passage is about. So you see in this first paragraph, 14 we're introduced to two characters, Mr. 15 Milson and Henry, who is also referred to as Mr. 16 James. And it says during his time as a resident of point hill, 17 he observed that he longed for a permanent spot in the area and the 18 countryside, or indeed in the town itself. 19 So the he and the, his, in this little excerpt 20 are referring to Henry James. 21 And so this is kind of talking about Henry desires to live in this 22 area and how he's talking with Mr. 23 Milson about some of the other things or some of the houses in the 24 area, because they don't really have anything else in common. 25 And then if we look at the last paragraph here, 26...