Question

read the introduction to dan deluca’s argument.
(1) bob dylan is the songwriter who opened up the doors of poetry to all who followed (2) he was the mysterious bard with a guitar who sent out a clarion call—first as the acoustic voice of his generation, then as the plugged - in rocker who remained a master of the unexpected for five decades—that the words pop singers sang were worthy of being taken seriously
(3) “dylan was a revolutionary,” bruce springsteen said in his 1988 speech inducting dylan into the rock and roll hall of fame (4) “the way that elvis freed your body, bob freed your mind.” (5) early masterpieces such as “a hard rain’s a - gonna fall” and “visions of johanna” and “like a rolling stone” fueled a debate: are rock lyrics poetry?
(6) the answer must be yes, because on thursday...
which sentence states deluca’s claim?
○ sentence 1
○ sentence 2
○ sentence 6
○ sentence 7

Explanation:

To determine Deluca’s claim, we analyze the sentences. A claim is a central assertion. Sentence 1 ("Bob Dylan, the songwriter who opened up the doors of possibility to all who followed") presents the main assertion about Dylan’s impact. Sentences 2, 6, and 7 either elaborate or support, but sentence 1 states the core claim.

Answer:

A. sentence 1