 five sentence function questions in five minutes or less, let's go. All sentence function questions more or less are phrased like this, what is the purpose or the function of the blank sentence in the paragraph. And you will see here that one of those sentences is going to be underlined so that you can identify it quickly. However, before we start looking at that underlined sentence, we wanna make sure that we look at the first sentence of the paragraph because the first sentence is gonna tell us what this paragraph is about and that will give us a little bit of context for that underlined sentence. So in this case, we're talking about the Declaration of Independence and that it was ratified on July 4th, 1776, the day that history began. So I'm just looking for the purpose of this sentence here where it says, further still, it outlines how these rights have been violated by King George III under his tyrannical rule over Britain's American colonies at the time, providing justification for their eventual rebellion against him in what became known as the American Revolutionary War. Okay, so all I'm seeing here with this sentence is that it's telling me that the Declaration of Independence explained how the king violated the rights and that was why they went to war. It's explaining the cause of the war. It's explaining George III's role in the war. So all I gotta do is look at my answer choices now and find one that matches what I just said. Right away, I can tell that A is wrong because it's not explaining what happened during the war. It's explaining what happened before the war. The Declaration comes before, so A is wrong. B, it serves to provide a link between the actions of King George and the American Revolution. There's your answer. It is explaining the cause and effect relationship of George's actions to the revolution. B is correct. Question number two. Again, I'm gonna look at the first sentence here. It says, the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was an uprising by Western Pennsylvania farmers against the federal government. Ah, my Western Pennsylvania boys, we do like to rebel. So they're asking about the purpose of the last sentence and I can see here that it says, despite this failure, many believe that through their efforts and sacrifice during this brief period of resistance, these brave men and women lay down a foundation for future generations fight for justice. I understand that the Whiskey Rebellion was a failure, but perhaps sort of left a legacy or an inspiration for other people to follow in order to rebel against the government for other injustices. And so I'm just gonna look for an answer that does that. The first option to emphasize the legacy of the Whiskey Rebellion despite its shortcomings, that seems like a really good answer. I mean, it's talking about the legacy, how it has inspired other people so we can definitely say it's A. Okay, question three. We start with the first sentence. It says in 1803, the United States made a momentous decision by purchasing 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million. So we're talking about the Louisiana Purchase, what did it say in the third sentence? The purchase doubled the size of our nation overnight and provided access to valuable resources and it mentions what those resources are. So it's explaining more or less the impact or the significance of this purchase. I'm just gonna look for an answer that does that. It explains how the Louisiana Purchase allowed settlers to move westward. No, it does not. Discusses how the passage secured safe passage between U.S. ports. It also does not do that. Watch out for these because sometimes some of these answers will correspond to a different sentence. If you look at the sentence right after the underlying sentence, it talks about safe passage. That would be a way to sort of trick you into marking B. In general, these sentence function questions always have a right answer for the wrong sentence. Outlines why it was important for America's hegemony over these lands to be recognized. No, it had nothing to do with recognition. So that leaves us with D. It details the factors that would go on to make the purchase an impactful event. Again, I mentioned impact, there's your answer. It's D. Moving on to number four. The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement issued by United States President James Monroe in 1823. Okay, so we're talking about a U.S. policy, the Monroe Doctrine. Let's take a look at what it says here for the third sentence. The doctrine also established American neutrality towards existing colonies while inserting the right to reject future colonization efforts made by other powers such as France and Spain. So I can understand here that it's sort of explaining how the U.S. is gonna relate to colonies and also European powers. Looking at my options, the first one mentions the declaration of war that's way too extreme. The second one talks about other countries in the Americas. I'm not sure if that's specific enough. Explain how Europe had been dominating Latin American countries. No, emphasize how the Monroe Doctrine eliminated free trade. It did not say anything about restricting trade. It simply restricted colonization. So that leaves me to say that B is the correct answer. Number five, the Treaty of Guadalupe Helalgo signed on February 2nd, 1848 between the United States and Mexico officially ended the Mexican-American war and there were tacos for everybody. The historic agreement also granted full citizenship to all Mexicans living within these new U.S. borders, ensuring their property rights would be irrespective, blah, blah, blah. So it's kind of describing sort of like the specific policies or mechanisms that would be used in this agreement. Let's take a look at our answers. The very first one says it explains the mechanisms used in the treaty to ensure just treatment of Mexicans who resided in the previously mentioned acquired territories, that is 100% the right answer. That is exactly what we just saw. No need to read the rest. If there's anything we've learned here today, it's that we need to make sure we understand what the paragraph is about by looking at that first sentence. Remember that the first sentence of a paragraph is your topic sentence. It's gonna tell you what the paragraph is about. And so you'll get that basic information that you need to understand a little bit more about the sentence that's been underlined. Notice that I kind of paraphrase or explain the sentence to myself. I try to summarize it in a way so that I can look for the phrases that they're gonna use in the answers. I mentioned impact and the right answer said impactful. I mentioned mechanism and sure enough, mechanism was right here in A. Like as soon as you can summarize and explain that sentence to yourself, it becomes a lot easier to identify the right answer choice. Also think about where the sentence is in the paragraph. If it's at the end of a paragraph, it's probably gonna provide more of a conclusion, more of a summary or sort of closing argument like the one about the whiskey rebellion where it's explaining the legacy or the lasting impact of something. Sentences in the middle typically provide examples or specific details. Knowing where the sentence is in the paragraph can also help you eliminate some answers. If you've got questions about sentence function, leave them in the comments below. 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