Craft and StructureHardStructure: a claim qualified and then reaffirmed
Craft and Structure practice question
The bridge is the town's finest building. Its critics say it is merely functional, a means of getting across the river; and it is true that it was built for that reason alone, with no thought of beauty. But its builders understood stone, and what they built to be useful turned out, without their intending it, to be beautiful as well.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It makes a claim, presents and partly accepts an objection to it, and then reaffirms the claim on new grounds.Correct
- B. It describes how the bridge was built.
- C. It lists the town's buildings in order of age.
- D. It argues that the bridge should be replaced.
Answer: A. It makes a claim, presents and partly accepts an objection to it, and then reaffirms the claim on new grounds.
Claim, objection conceded, claim restored.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It describes how the bridge was built.
- No construction details.
- C. It lists the town's buildings in order of age.
- No list.
- D. It argues that the bridge should be replaced.
- The bridge is praised.
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