Craft and StructureMediumWord for a short-lived state
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?
- A. briefCorrect
- B. permanent
- C. welcome
- 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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