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Craft and StructureVery hardFunction of the last sentence about a harbour photograph

Craft and Structure practice question

The archive's oldest photograph shows the harbour in 1852. Every history of the town reproduces it. None of them mentions that the photographer's ledger, which survives, records the sitting as a harbour from a painting. The oldest photograph of the harbour is a photograph of a picture of the harbour.

Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence in the text as a whole?

  1. A. It states the conclusion the ledger forces, undercutting the way the image has been used.Correct
  2. B. It praises the photograph's quality.
  3. C. It describes the painting.
  4. D. It argues that the ledger is mistaken.

Answer: A. It states the conclusion the ledger forces, undercutting the way the image has been used.

A photograph of a picture.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It praises the photograph's quality.
No praise.
C. It describes the painting.
The painting is not described.
D. It argues that the ledger is mistaken.
The ledger is trusted.

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