Craft and StructureEasy–MediumFunction of a sentence that gives a reason
Craft and Structure practice question
The bakery closes on Mondays. This is not laziness: the ovens must cool for a full day before the flues can be swept, and a bakery that skips the sweeping is a bakery that burns.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It rejects an uncharitable explanation for the closure and gives the real one.Correct
- B. It argues that the bakery should open on Mondays.
- C. It describes the ovens.
- D. It praises the baker's diligence.
Answer: A. It rejects an uncharitable explanation for the closure and gives the real one.
'Not laziness': the flues.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the bakery should open on Mondays.
- The reverse.
- C. It describes the ovens.
- Only their cooling is mentioned.
- D. It praises the baker's diligence.
- An explanation, not praise.
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