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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for an argument that cannot be answered

Craft and Structure practice question

The committee found the objection ____: no one could say how the hall would be heated without the very boiler the plan proposed to remove.

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

  1. A. unanswerableCorrect
  2. B. trivial
  3. C. premature
  4. D. familiar

Answer: A. unanswerable

No one could reply to it: unanswerable.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. trivial
Heating the hall is not trivial.
C. premature
Nothing suggests it came too early.
D. familiar
Familiarity is not what the colon explains.

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