Craft and StructureMediumFunction of a contrasting sentence
Craft and Structure practice question
The manor's account books record every candle, every nail, and every day's wage for two centuries. They record nothing at all about the family that lived there, who appear only as the people the candles were bought for.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It points out a striking gap in records that are otherwise exhaustive.Correct
- B. It argues that the books are forgeries.
- C. It describes the family.
- D. It praises the bookkeeper's thoroughness.
Answer: A. It points out a striking gap in records that are otherwise exhaustive.
Everything but the people.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the books are forgeries.
- Not suggested.
- C. It describes the family.
- The family is precisely what is not described.
- D. It praises the bookkeeper's thoroughness.
- The first sentence praises; the second finds the gap.
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