Question

1Sometimes a tragedy strikes those we are close to. 2Perhaps a friend's grandmother or uncle dies unexpectedly. 3Many people are unsure how to express sympathy for a friend's sudden loss in a way that is sensitive and caring. 4The first thing you can do is simply tell your friend how sorry you are about their loss. 5If you are unable to express your sympathy to your friend in person, then you can buy a sympathy or condolences card. 6If you live near your friend, then you may want to attend the visitation for your friend's family. 7If you and your friend are very close, you may want to attend both the visitation and funeral services. 8The best thing to remember is to not overdo your sorrow, but keep your encouragement and support both gentle and simple. Where in this paragraph is the BEST place to put the following sentence? A visitation is a time for loved ones, neighbors, and friends to visit the family on the day or night before the actual funeral to express sympathy. A) after sentence 6 B) after sentence 3 C) after sentence 5 D) before sentence 8

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. after sentence 6.

Sentence 6 talks about how you may want to attend the visitation, so naturally, the sentence that follows should elaborate on that visitation a bit. The sentence we want to place talks about how loved ones, friends, and neighbors do these visitations, and then the sentence that follows it elaborates on that. So, the perfect location to implement this sentence would be between sentences 6 and 7.