Craft and StructureEasy–MediumDisagreement about a recommendation
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
Gardeners should water in the evening, argues columnist Dee Marsh, so that less is lost to evaporation.
Text 2
Evening watering leaves leaves wet overnight, which encourages fungal disease. Early morning is better: evaporation is still low, and the foliage dries within hours.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely disagree with Marsh about ____
- A. the best time of day to water.Correct
- B. whether evaporation matters.
- C. whether plants need water.
- D. whether fungal disease exists.
Answer: A. the best time of day to water.
Evening versus early morning.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. whether evaporation matters.
- Both take evaporation into account.
- C. whether plants need water.
- Not disputed.
- D. whether fungal disease exists.
- Not disputed.
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