Craft and StructureEasy–MediumFunction of a sentence that resolves a puzzle
Craft and Structure practice question
The village has two war memorials, twenty metres apart, with the same names on both. The second was put up in 1925 by the chapel, whose congregation would not have its dead remembered only on the church's stone.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It explains the oddity described in the first sentence.Correct
- B. It argues that one memorial should be removed.
- C. It lists the names on the memorials.
- D. It describes the church.
Answer: A. It explains the oddity described in the first sentence.
Two memorials, because chapel and church.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that one memorial should be removed.
- Not argued.
- C. It lists the names on the memorials.
- No names.
- D. It describes the church.
- Not described.
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