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Craft and Structure practice question

The letter never states that the partnership had failed, but there is a clear ____ of it in the closing lines, where the writer mentions 'settling accounts' and 'going our separate ways'.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. intimationCorrect
  2. B. refutation
  3. C. celebration
  4. D. enumeration

Answer: A. intimation

Never stated, but hinted by 'settling accounts' and 'separate ways': an intimation.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. refutation
The lines suggest failure rather than denying it.
C. celebration
Nothing about the ending is celebrated.
D. enumeration
No list is given.

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