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Craft and StructureHardOne text extending another's point

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 Old hedgerows should be kept because they shelter livestock from wind, argues farmer Nell Ash. Text 2 Ash is right, and the hedges do more: their roots hold the field edges together in heavy rain, and the fields with hedges lost a third less soil in the 2023 floods than the fields where the hedges had been grubbed out.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 agrees with Text 1 and adds a further benefit of hedgerows, supported by evidence.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 argues that hedgerows should be removed.
  3. C. Text 2 denies that hedges shelter livestock.
  4. D. Text 2 describes a field with no hedges.

Answer: A. Text 2 agrees with Text 1 and adds a further benefit of hedgerows, supported by evidence.

'Ash is right, and the hedges do more.'

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 argues that hedgerows should be removed.
The reverse.
C. Text 2 denies that hedges shelter livestock.
Text 2 accepts it.
D. Text 2 describes a field with no hedges.
Fields without hedges are the comparison.

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