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[119]. Passage: Folk theatre survives because it belongs to its audience. Actors speak in local speech, borrow songs people already know, and change a scene in response to laughter or silence. When such theatre is moved to a large formal stage without its audience, it may gain polish but lose the conversation that made it alive. Moving folk theatre to a formal stage may:

1.
Make audiences larger in every case
2.
Remove all songs
3.
Gain polish but lose live conversation
4.
Always improve it
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Gain polish but lose live conversation

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सही उत्तर Gain polish but lose live conversation है।

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Polish versus lost conversation is the stated trade-off.

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[119]. Passage: Folk theatre survives because it belongs to its audience. Actors speak in local speech, borrow songs people already know, and change a scene in response to laughter or silence. When such theatre is moved to a large formal stage without its audience, it may gain polish but lose the conversation that made it alive. Moving folk theatre to a formal stage may:

1.
Make audiences larger in every case
2.
Remove all songs
3.
Gain polish but lose live conversation
4.
Always improve it

Correct Answer: Gain polish but lose live conversation

Polish versus lost conversation is the stated trade-off.

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