Craft and StructureMediumFunction of a sentence that overturns an assumption
Craft and Structure practice question
The village's oldest house is assumed to be the thatched cottage by the green. It is not: the cottage was built in 1880 to look old, for a landowner who wanted a picturesque view, and the plain brick house behind the pub is a century older.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It corrects the assumption in the first sentence and identifies the genuinely older house.Correct
- B. It describes the thatched cottage's roof.
- C. It argues that the cottage should be demolished.
- D. It praises the landowner's taste.
Answer: A. It corrects the assumption in the first sentence and identifies the genuinely older house.
'It is not': the cottage is a fake; the brick house is older.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It describes the thatched cottage's roof.
- The roof is not described.
- C. It argues that the cottage should be demolished.
- No such argument.
- D. It praises the landowner's taste.
- The landowner's motive is explained, not praised.
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