Craft and StructureEasyWord for something done on purpose
Craft and Structure practice question
The gap in the hedge was not an accident: the gardener had left it ____ so that hedgehogs could pass between the two gardens.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. deliberatelyCorrect
- B. carelessly
- C. reluctantly
- D. temporarily
Answer: A. deliberately
'Not an accident' and 'so that hedgehogs could pass' show intention.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. carelessly
- Carelessness is the accident the text rules out.
- C. reluctantly
- Nothing suggests unwillingness.
- D. temporarily
- Nothing says the gap was short-lived.
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