Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a formal withdrawal of a statement
Craft and Structure practice question
The newspaper printed a ____ of its claim that the councillor had missed every meeting: the minutes showed he had missed one.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. retractionCorrect
- B. defence
- C. summary
- D. celebration
Answer: A. retraction
The claim was false and taken back: a retraction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. defence
- A defence would stand by the claim.
- C. summary
- Not a summary.
- D. celebration
- Nothing to celebrate.
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