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Difficulty: EasySelecting Concluding Sentences and Transitions

Early motion pictures were filmed on nitrate stock, a highly flammable material that decays rapidly over time if not stored in temperature-controlled vaults. To prevent the loss of these historical treasures, archivists work tirelessly to restore and digitize surviving reels. [1]

The writer wants to add a concluding sentence after sentence 2 (marked with [1]) that summarizes the main idea of the paragraph and emphasizes the importance of the preservation efforts. Which of the following options best accomplishes this goal?

  1. A
    On the other hand, nitrate film was also used to manufacture early photographic prints and eyeglasses.
  2. B
    Therefore, preserving these delicate reels is crucial, it allows historians to study early culture.
  3. Ultimately, these preservation efforts ensure that the foundational works of early cinema are saved for future audiences to experience.Answer
  4. D
    Consequently, archivists restore the reels, and they saved them for the future.

Answer

Ultimately, these preservation efforts ensure that the foundational works of early cinema are saved for future audiences to experience.
The sentence emphasizing that preservation efforts save foundational works of early cinema for future audiences effectively concludes the paragraph. It summarizes the main idea of restoring and digitizing nitrate film without introducing unsupported details or grammatical errors.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the paragraph's main theme.
The paragraph discusses how early films were made on highly flammable, decaying nitrate stock and how archivists work to restore and digitize them.
Understanding the topic helps identify which details are relevant and which are unsupported.
2
Evaluate the choices for relevance and flow.
The correct concluding sentence must summarize the preservation efforts and their purpose without introducing new topics.
A good conclusion reinforces the main idea of the paragraph.
3
Check the remaining options for grammatical errors and logical transitions.
One option contains a comma splice, another shifts tenses inconsistently, and another introduces unrelated details.
ACT English questions require sentences to be both rhetorically effective and grammatically correct.

Key Concept

Selecting Concluding Sentences
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