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Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for making something clearer

Craft and Structure practice question

The new map ____ the route: the old one had shown the path as a dotted line indistinguishable from the parish boundary.

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

  1. A. clarifiesCorrect
  2. B. obscures
  3. C. lengthens
  4. D. closes

Answer: A. clarifies

Indistinguishable before; clear now.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. obscures
The opposite.
C. lengthens
Length is not mentioned.
D. closes
Not about closing.

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