Craft and StructureEasyFunction of a sentence giving details of a change
Craft and Structure practice question
The bus timetable will change on 1 September. Buses on route 4 will run every 20 minutes instead of every 30.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
- A. It explains what the change to the timetable is.Correct
- B. It says why the timetable is changing.
- C. It announces a new bus route.
- D. It gives the price of a ticket.
Answer: A. It explains what the change to the timetable is.
Every 20 instead of every 30: the change itself.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It says why the timetable is changing.
- No reason is given.
- C. It announces a new bus route.
- Route 4 already exists.
- D. It gives the price of a ticket.
- No price.
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