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Craft and Structure practice question
The bridge's stone parapets are only knee-high. The builders were not careless: the bridge was made for packhorses, whose loads hung wide on either side, and a higher wall would have caught them.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It explains why the low parapets described in the first sentence were a deliberate choice.Correct
- B. It argues that the parapets should be raised.
- C. It describes the packhorse trade.
- D. It criticises the builders.
Answer: A. It explains why the low parapets described in the first sentence were a deliberate choice.
'The builders were not careless': the low walls served the packhorses.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the parapets should be raised.
- No such argument.
- C. It describes the packhorse trade.
- The trade is mentioned only to explain the wall.
- D. It criticises the builders.
- The sentence defends the builders.
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