Craft and StructureVery hardFunction of a parenthetical remark
Craft and Structure practice question
The archive's catalogue (compiled, it should be said, by a single librarian over thirty years) lists every letter but describes almost none of them.
Which choice best describes the function of the words in parentheses?
- A. They acknowledge the effort behind the catalogue before its limits are criticised.Correct
- B. They explain why the letters were written.
- C. They claim that the catalogue is complete and detailed.
- D. They identify the author of the letters.
Answer: A. They acknowledge the effort behind the catalogue before its limits are criticised.
Credit given, then the shortcoming stated.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. They explain why the letters were written.
- Nothing about the letters' content.
- C. They claim that the catalogue is complete and detailed.
- The main clause says it describes almost none.
- D. They identify the author of the letters.
- The librarian catalogued the letters, not wrote them.
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