Craft and StructureEasy–MediumFunction of a sentence that names the exception
Craft and Structure practice question
Every road out of the village floods in a wet winter. The exception is the old drove road over the ridge, which the parish keeps passable for that reason and for no other, since nobody uses it in dry weather.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It identifies the one road that does not flood and explains why it is maintained.Correct
- B. It argues that the other roads should be raised.
- C. It describes the ridge.
- D. It restates the first sentence.
Answer: A. It identifies the one road that does not flood and explains why it is maintained.
'The exception', and the reason it is kept.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the other roads should be raised.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the ridge.
- The ridge is only a location.
- D. It restates the first sentence.
- It qualifies.
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