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Craft and StructureMediumFunction of a sentence that qualifies a claim

Craft and Structure practice question

The reservoir supplies the whole valley with drinking water. It does not supply the mill, which has kept its own spring since 1840 and guards the right to it as fiercely as its neighbours guard theirs to the reservoir.

Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?

  1. A. It notes an exception to the first sentence's claim and explains the mill's independence.Correct
  2. B. It argues that the mill should join the reservoir's supply.
  3. C. It describes the reservoir's construction.
  4. D. It restates the first sentence.

Answer: A. It notes an exception to the first sentence's claim and explains the mill's independence.

'It does not supply the mill', and why.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that the mill should join the reservoir's supply.
Not argued.
C. It describes the reservoir's construction.
Not described.
D. It restates the first sentence.
It qualifies.

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