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Craft and Structure practice question
The following text is from a novel.
His apology arrived by post, typed, on the firm's headed paper, and she read it twice before she understood that it had been written to be filed rather than to be forgiven.
Which choice best describes the function of the phrase 'written to be filed rather than to be forgiven'?
- A. It conveys that the apology is a formal record made for protection, not a sincere request for forgiveness.Correct
- B. It indicates that she works as a filing clerk.
- C. It suggests that the apology was lost in the post.
- D. It implies that she forgave him at once.
Answer: A. It conveys that the apology is a formal record made for protection, not a sincere request for forgiveness.
Typed, headed paper, filed: a document, not a plea.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It indicates that she works as a filing clerk.
- Not stated.
- C. It suggests that the apology was lost in the post.
- It arrived.
- D. It implies that she forgave him at once.
- The reverse is implied.
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