Craft and StructureHardFunction of the last sentence about a recipe card
Craft and Structure practice question
The recipe has been in the family for a century. Nobody knows who first wrote it down. The handwriting on the card is not my grandmother's, nor her mother's, and the paper is older than either of them.
Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence in the text as a whole?
- A. It gives evidence that the recipe is older than the family members who might have been expected to write it.Correct
- B. It describes the recipe's ingredients.
- C. It explains why the recipe is popular.
- D. It names the person who wrote the card.
Answer: A. It gives evidence that the recipe is older than the family members who might have been expected to write it.
Neither hand, and older paper.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It describes the recipe's ingredients.
- No ingredients.
- C. It explains why the recipe is popular.
- No popularity.
- D. It names the person who wrote the card.
- The writer remains unknown.
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