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Craft and Structure practice question

The bridge's weight limit was cut to three tonnes in 2020. The dairy's tanker can no longer cross, and the milk from the far bank goes twelve miles round by the main road, which the farmers reckon costs them a day's work a week.

Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?

  1. A. It describes the practical consequences of the weight limit for the farmers.Correct
  2. B. It argues that the limit should be raised.
  3. C. It explains why the limit was imposed.
  4. D. It describes the bridge's construction.

Answer: A. It describes the practical consequences of the weight limit for the farmers.

Can't cross; twelve miles round; a day a week.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that the limit should be raised.
The consequences are stated, not the argument.
C. It explains why the limit was imposed.
The reason for the limit is not given.
D. It describes the bridge's construction.
Not described.

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