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Craft and Structure practice question

The calm after the storm was ____: by noon the wind had backed to the south-west and was rising again.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. briefCorrect
  2. B. permanent
  3. C. welcome
  4. D. complete

Answer: A. brief

Over by noon: brief.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. permanent
It ended by noon.
C. welcome
Welcome may be true but doesn't fit the colon's explanation of its ending.
D. complete
Completeness is not what the rising wind shows.

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