Craft and StructureEasy–MediumFunction of a sentence giving evidence
Craft and Structure practice question
The old road ran across the marsh on a causeway of timber. The proof lies in the peat: when the drainage ditch was cut in 1970, the diggers found oak beams laid side by side a metre down, still sound, running dead straight towards the church.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It gives the evidence for the claim made in the first sentence.Correct
- B. It argues that the marsh should be drained.
- C. It describes the church.
- D. It restates the first sentence.
Answer: A. It gives the evidence for the claim made in the first sentence.
'The proof lies in the peat.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the marsh should be drained.
- Not argued.
- C. It describes the church.
- The church is only the direction.
- D. It restates the first sentence.
- It supports, not restates.
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