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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 ____

  1. A. the best time of day to water.Correct
  2. B. whether evaporation matters.
  3. C. whether plants need water.
  4. 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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