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wet plate photographers essentially create their own film. the process can be dangerous, given that it requires the use of several volatile chemicals. 25 to take a wet plate photograph, photographers usually first arrange or pose 26 it’s subjects before mixing collodion (a viscous, light - sensitive chemical solution) with bromide, iodide, or chloride and applying the mixture to a clean, polished glass plate. dried collodion is unusable, 27 so once the photo is snapped with a massive, tripod - mounted... 25 at this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence. it’s also labor - intensive, involving several intricate steps. should the writer make this addition here? a) yes, because it serves as an effective transition by reiterating the main idea of the previous paragraph. b) yes, because it sets up the paragraph’s outline of the process of wet plate photography. c) no, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus on the dangers involved in wet plate photography. d) no, because it provides an opinion in a paragraph that is focused on facts. 26 a) no change b) its c) there d) their 27 a) no change b) but c) and d) for

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Question 25

The original text before the addition point talks about the dangerous nature of wet plate photography due to volatile chemicals. The proposed sentence is about it being labor - intensive. The next part of the paragraph (after the addition point) starts to describe the process steps. Option A: The previous paragraph's main idea is not about labor - intensity, so it's not a reiteration. Option B: The proposed sentence about being labor - intensive and having intricate steps sets up the following description of the process steps in the paragraph. Option C: The paragraph's focus is not just on dangers; it's starting to describe the process, so it doesn't blur the focus on dangers. Option D: The sentence is a fact, not an opinion. So the correct answer is B.

The word here is used to show possession of "subjects" by "photographers" (the subject of the sentence, which is a singular possessive? Wait, "photographers" is plural, but "to take a wet plate photograph" - the subject for the "subjects" is the photograph? Wait, no. The correct possessive pronoun for the subjects of the photograph (the wet plate photograph) is "its" (since the photograph is singular, and we need a possessive pronoun to show that the subjects belong to the photograph - or to the process? Wait, "it's" is a contraction of "it is", which is wrong here. "its" is the possessive form of "it" (referring to the wet plate photograph or the process). "there" is incorrect as it doesn't show possession. "their" would be used if the subject was plural (like photographers, but the subjects are of the photograph, not the photographers). So the correct answer is B.

The first part of the sentence is "Dried collodion is unusable", and the second part is "once the photo is snapped...". The relationship between the two parts is a cause - effect? Wait, "so" is used to show that because collodion is unusable when dried, once the photo is snapped (after applying the collodion), something happens? Wait, the original sentence: "Dried collodion is unusable, so once the photo is snapped with a massive, tripod - mounted...". The logic is that because collodion can't be dried, once the photo is taken (after applying the wet collodion), we have to do something? Wait, the conjunction "so" is used to show a result or consequence. Let's check the options. Option A: "so" is correct as it shows the logical connection between collodion being unusable (cause) and the action after the photo is snapped (consequence). Option B: "but" shows contrast, which is not appropriate here. Option C: "and" just connects two sentences without showing the cause - effect relationship. Option D: "for" is used to give a reason, but the order here is cause (collodion unusable) then effect (action after photo snapped), so "so" is better. So the correct answer is A.

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B) Yes, because it sets up the paragraph’s outline of the process of wet plate photography.

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