Craft and StructureHardWord for accounts that cannot both be true
Craft and Structure practice question
The two eyewitness accounts of the battle are ____: one says the bridge held all day, the other that it fell within the first hour.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. irreconcilableCorrect
- B. corroborating
- C. exhaustive
- D. contemporary
Answer: A. irreconcilable
Both cannot be true.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. corroborating
- Corroborating accounts agree.
- C. exhaustive
- Exhaustive is about completeness.
- D. contemporary
- Contemporary is about date.
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