Craft and StructureMediumAdjective fixed by 'every step followed plainly'
Craft and Structure practice question
Even at ninety, the professor's explanations were ____: every step followed plainly from the one before.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. lucidCorrect
- B. muddled
- C. lengthy
- D. hesitant
Answer: A. lucid
Explanations in which each step follows clearly from the last are 'lucid' — clear and easy to follow.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. muddled
- 'Muddled' is the opposite of steps that follow plainly.
- C. lengthy
- The colon is about clarity, not length.
- D. hesitant
- 'Hesitant' describes manner, not the clarity of the reasoning.
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