Craft and StructureEasy–MediumFunction of a sentence stating a consequence
Craft and Structure practice question
Hummingbirds beat their wings up to eighty times a second. That effort burns so much energy that a hummingbird must eat roughly half its body weight in sugar every day. To survive the night without feeding, it lowers its body temperature and enters a sleep-like state called torpor.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It states a consequence of the fact given in the first sentence.Correct
- B. It presents an exception to the claim in the first sentence.
- C. It describes the solution that the third sentence then explains.
- D. It casts doubt on the accuracy of the first sentence.
Answer: A. It states a consequence of the fact given in the first sentence.
'That effort' refers to the wingbeats; the second sentence says what they cost — a huge food requirement. It's a consequence of sentence one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It presents an exception to the claim in the first sentence.
- Nothing is excepted; the second sentence follows directly from the first.
- C. It describes the solution that the third sentence then explains.
- The second sentence sets up the PROBLEM (energy need); the third sentence gives the solution (torpor).
- D. It casts doubt on the accuracy of the first sentence.
- The second sentence builds on the first rather than questioning it.
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