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Verbal·Craft and Structure·Text Structure and Purpose
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Movies based on well-known books are often commercial successes: when the two widely read novels How to Train Your Dragon and Brooklyn were turned into motion pictures, people flocked to theaters to see them. Investigating whether adapting a book into a movie also affects the original book’s popularity, researchers collected statistics from online platforms for The Monuments Men and two other books that have been adapted for the screen. They found that the movies’ release dates coincided with increased interest in the books.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A
It provides specific examples that support the claim made earlier in the sentence.
B
It points out that a general rule mentioned earlier in the sentence has some exceptions.
C
It sets up a contrast between two artistic forms that is further explored in the next two sentences.
D
It states a common belief that is disproved by the research findings detailed in the next two sentences.