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Craft and Structure practice question

The lifeboat station keeps its doors open all day in summer. The crew are not showing off the boat: an open door brings in visitors, and visitors, having seen where their donations go, give again.

Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?

  1. A. It rejects one explanation for the open doors and gives the actual, practical one.Correct
  2. B. It argues that the doors should be closed.
  3. C. It describes the boat.
  4. D. It praises the visitors' generosity.

Answer: A. It rejects one explanation for the open doors and gives the actual, practical one.

'Not showing off': donations.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It argues that the doors should be closed.
The reverse.
C. It describes the boat.
The boat is not described.
D. It praises the visitors' generosity.
The point is the crew's reason, not praise.

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