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Craft and Structure practice question

The fishermen's cottages were built with their doors facing away from the sea. Visitors assume this was to keep out the wind. The older residents give a different reason: a door facing the water, they say, invites the sea in.

Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence?

  1. A. It offers a local explanation that differs from the visitors' practical assumption.Correct
  2. B. It confirms that the wind was the reason.
  3. C. It describes the design of the doors.
  4. D. It argues that the cottages should be rebuilt.

Answer: A. It offers a local explanation that differs from the visitors' practical assumption.

Visitors assume wind; residents give a superstition: a contrasting explanation.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It confirms that the wind was the reason.
It gives a different reason.
C. It describes the design of the doors.
The doors' direction is in the first sentence.
D. It argues that the cottages should be rebuilt.
No such argument.

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