Craft and StructureEasy–MediumFunction of a sentence giving an example
Craft and Structure practice question
Many everyday materials are far stronger than they look. A single strand of spider silk, thinner than a human hair, can stop a flying insect without snapping. Engineers study such materials in the hope of copying them.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It gives a specific example of the general claim made in the first sentence.Correct
- B. It explains why engineers study natural materials.
- C. It contradicts the claim made in the first sentence.
- D. It defines a term introduced in the first sentence.
Answer: A. It gives a specific example of the general claim made in the first sentence.
'Many everyday materials are far stronger than they look' is general; spider silk stopping an insect is one specific case of it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It explains why engineers study natural materials.
- The engineers appear only in the third sentence.
- C. It contradicts the claim made in the first sentence.
- The silk example supports the claim rather than opposing it.
- D. It defines a term introduced in the first sentence.
- Nothing is defined.
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