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the only family she had—my mother, my uncle, and their families. i had seen aunt gertrude more in the past two years than i had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face. she never had children of her own and worked as a governess when she was young, and although those children had to be my parents age by now, i still felt bad for them. my grandmother had come to the united states when she and gertrude were in their 20s, and aunt gertrude rarely spoke about herself, so we knew very little about her adult life. although i never felt particularly close to aunt gertrude, it was comforting to know she was close by in her last years. and now which sentence from the exposition best illustrates the function of this part of the story as identified in part a? \i had seen aunt gertrude more in the past two years than i had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face.\ \this was not the time to press aunt gertrude for details, and just a few minutes later, she died peacefully.\ \ill never forget the last moments before she died.\ \although i never felt particularly

Explanation:

The first - given sentence provides character - description of Aunt Gertrude, showing her appearance and demeanor which is typical of the expository part of a story that sets up the characters. The other sentences seem to be more about events related to her death rather than setting up the character in the expository part.

Answer:

"I had seen Aunt Gertrude more in the past two years than I had ever before in my life, and she could be terrifying, often wearing a mean scowl on her deeply lined face."