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Craft and StructureMediumFunction of a sentence about a clock workshop

Craft and Structure practice question

The workshop repairs clocks of every kind. It does not sell them. The owner says that selling clocks would tempt him to tell customers their old ones were not worth mending, and that this is a temptation he prefers not to have.

Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "It does not sell them" in the text as a whole?

  1. A. It states a policy that the following sentence explains.Correct
  2. B. It describes the kinds of clock repaired.
  3. C. It criticises shops that sell clocks.
  4. D. It explains how clocks are mended.

Answer: A. It states a policy that the following sentence explains.

The policy, then the reason.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It describes the kinds of clock repaired.
Kinds are in the first sentence.
C. It criticises shops that sell clocks.
No criticism of others.
D. It explains how clocks are mended.
No mending is described.

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