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Craft and Structure practice question

The village's postmistress kept a log of every parcel for forty years. Historians have used it to trace the growth of mail-order shopping, the arrival of the first bicycles, and the year the last farm horse was sold. The humblest records, it turns out, can hold the most history.

Which choice best describes the function of the final sentence?

  1. A. It draws a general lesson from the specific example of the log.Correct
  2. B. It explains why the postmistress kept the log.
  3. C. It lists further uses of the log.
  4. D. It questions whether the log is reliable.

Answer: A. It draws a general lesson from the specific example of the log.

Specific uses, then 'the humblest records can hold the most history'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It explains why the postmistress kept the log.
Her reasons are not given.
C. It lists further uses of the log.
The list is in the second sentence.
D. It questions whether the log is reliable.
No doubt is raised.

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