16Hit1600
Craft and StructureHardFunction of a sentence in a passage about a rediscovered recipe

Craft and Structure practice question

The recipe was found in the margin of a 1790 account book, in the handwriting of the cook. It calls for a fish no one now sells and a spice whose name has changed twice since. Food historians spent a year working out what it meant. The result, served last spring at the house where it was written, tasted, one guest said, of a century nobody alive had been to.

Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "Food historians spent a year working out what it meant" in the text as a whole?

  1. A. It bridges the difficulty described before it and the dish served after it.Correct
  2. B. It describes how the recipe was found.
  3. C. It states the guest's reaction.
  4. D. It explains why the fish is no longer sold.

Answer: A. It bridges the difficulty described before it and the dish served after it.

From puzzle to plate.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It describes how the recipe was found.
The finding is in the first sentence.
C. It states the guest's reaction.
The reaction is in the last sentence.
D. It explains why the fish is no longer sold.
No reason is given for the fish.

More Craft and Structure questions

Not affiliated with the College Board. SAT is a trademark of the College Board.