Question 168·Medium·Text Structure and Purpose
A 2021 museum exhibition reorganized its Renaissance collection by material rather than chronology to foreground how objects were made. Labels omitted artists’ names, instead identifying workshops and tools used to produce the objects. The curators argued that this reframing encouraged visitors to view the pieces less as expressions of singular genius and more as outcomes of collaborative craft traditions. ЅАT prеp by Anікο.ai
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
For SAT function-of-sentence questions, read at least one sentence before and after the underlined portion, then label what each part does (general description, example, claim, evidence, contrast, definition). Decide whether the underlined sentence is a main idea or a supporting detail and how it connects to neighboring sentences. Eliminate choices whose description doesn’t match the sentence’s content or tone (for example, criticism/quotes/definitions). Then select the choice that best describes how the sentence fits into the passage’s overall explanation.
Hints
Look before and after the underlined sentence
Reread the sentence right before and right after the underlined one. Ask yourself: what is the first sentence doing, and what is the last sentence doing?
Decide whether the underlined sentence is idea or detail
Is the underlined sentence giving a big claim or argument, or is it giving a specific detail that helps you picture what’s being described?
Check for tone and content mismatches
Do any choices talk about disagreement, criticism, or defining technical terms? Compare that with what the underlined sentence actually talks about: what is its topic and tone?
Think about sequence: description → example → effect
The passage describes a change, then gives the underlined sentence, then tells you what the curators said this change did. How does the middle sentence help connect the description of the change to that effect?
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand what the question is really asking
The question asks about the function of the underlined sentence “Labels omitted artists’ names, instead identifying workshops and tools used to produce the objects.”
That means you are not being asked what the sentence means in isolation, but how it works in the whole short passage: what role it plays between the first and last sentences.
Summarize each part of the passage
Break the passage into its three sentences and put each into your own words:
- First sentence: The exhibition rearranged Renaissance objects by material (not by time period) to highlight how they were made.
- Underlined sentence: The labels did not list artists’ names; they listed workshops and tools used.
- Last sentence: The curators said this new way of presenting encouraged visitors to see the works less as isolated genius and more as collaborative craft.
Sentence 1 describes the approach; sentence 3 states the claimed effect of that approach.
Identify the underlined sentence’s role
The underlined sentence is a specific implementation detail (what the labels did) that makes the exhibition’s approach concrete. Аnikο Quеstiоn Bаnк
It does not introduce disagreement, cite a critic, or define terminology; it illustrates what the curators did so the next sentence’s claim about visitors’ perceptions makes sense.
Match this role to the best answer choice
The best match is the option describing the sentence as a concrete example that sets up the following claim about the approach’s effect:
It gives a specific example of the exhibition’s approach, setting up the curators’ claim about how that approach affected visitors.