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Craft and Structure practice question

The orchard's oldest tree still fruits. It is propped on three sides. The apples are small and sharp and nobody eats them, but the tree is the only survivor of the orchard planted in 1790, and cuttings from it grow in botanical gardens across the country.

Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "The apples are small and sharp and nobody eats them" in the text as a whole?

  1. A. It concedes the tree's lack of practical value before the text explains why it is kept.Correct
  2. B. It describes how the apples are used.
  3. C. It explains why the tree is propped.
  4. D. It argues that the tree should be felled.

Answer: A. It concedes the tree's lack of practical value before the text explains why it is kept.

Useless fruit, precious tree.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It describes how the apples are used.
Nobody eats them.
C. It explains why the tree is propped.
Props are in the previous sentence.
D. It argues that the tree should be felled.
The text values the tree.

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