Craft and StructureVery hardFunction of a sentence that questions a word
Craft and Structure practice question
We call the marsh "reclaimed" when it is drained for farming. The word deserves a second look: nothing is being claimed back, because the land was never ours. It is being taken.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It questions the word introduced in the first sentence, preparing for the third sentence's replacement of it.Correct
- B. It defends the use of the word "reclaimed".
- C. It describes how marshes are drained.
- D. It argues that marshes should not be farmed.
Answer: A. It questions the word introduced in the first sentence, preparing for the third sentence's replacement of it.
"deserves a second look": a challenge to the word.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It defends the use of the word "reclaimed".
- The sentence undermines the word.
- C. It describes how marshes are drained.
- No method is described.
- D. It argues that marshes should not be farmed.
- No argument about farming.
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