Craft and StructureVery hardFunction of a qualifying final sentence
Craft and Structure practice question
The app's users doubled last year, and its makers claim it teaches a language in three months. Independent tests find that most users reach only a basic level. Even that, for people who would otherwise learn nothing, is not to be despised.
Which choice best describes the function of the last sentence?
- A. It softens the criticism by noting a real, if limited, benefit.Correct
- B. It endorses the makers' claim.
- C. It reports the results of the independent tests.
- D. It explains why the app's users doubled.
Answer: A. It softens the criticism by noting a real, if limited, benefit.
"Even that … is not to be despised": a qualification.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It endorses the makers' claim.
- The makers' claim has just been undercut.
- C. It reports the results of the independent tests.
- The second sentence does that.
- D. It explains why the app's users doubled.
- No explanation of the growth.
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