Craft and StructureVery hardFunction of a final sentence that reverses a judgement
Craft and Structure practice question
The company's new headquarters was praised for its open-plan design: no offices, no walls, everyone visible to everyone. A year on, employees have colonised the stairwells and storage rooms, which are quiet, and furnished them with makeshift desks. The architects call this a misuse of the building. The employees call it working.
Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence?
- A. It sets the employees' view against the architects', implying that the design failed the people who use it.Correct
- B. It agrees with the architects that the building is being misused.
- C. It describes the building's original open-plan design.
- D. It proposes a plan to redesign the building.
Answer: A. It sets the employees' view against the architects', implying that the design failed the people who use it.
'The architects call this a misuse. The employees call it working.' The pairing sides with the users: what the design calls misuse is simply people doing their jobs.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It agrees with the architects that the building is being misused.
- The final sentence answers the architects rather than agreeing with them.
- C. It describes the building's original open-plan design.
- The design is described in the first sentence.
- D. It proposes a plan to redesign the building.
- No redesign is proposed.
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