Craft and StructureEasyAdjective fixed by a one-night appearance
Craft and Structure practice question
The comet's appearance was ____: visible for a single night, it had vanished by the next.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. fleetingCorrect
- B. prolonged
- C. dazzling
- D. predictable
Answer: A. fleeting
Seen for one night and gone the next — a very brief appearance, which is 'fleeting'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. prolonged
- 'Prolonged' means lasting a long time, the opposite of a single night.
- C. dazzling
- 'Dazzling' describes brightness; the colon is about duration.
- D. predictable
- Nothing in the sentence concerns whether the comet was expected.
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