Craft and StructureMediumAdjective fixed by 'replaced by'
Craft and Structure practice question
The mill's steam engines were ____ within a decade, replaced by electric motors that were far cheaper to run.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. obsoleteCorrect
- B. refined
- C. essential
- D. restored
Answer: A. obsolete
The engines were replaced by something cheaper — they were out of date and no longer used. That is 'obsolete'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. refined
- 'Refined' means improved; the engines were replaced, not improved.
- C. essential
- Something essential wouldn't be replaced.
- D. restored
- 'Restored' means brought back into use, the opposite of being replaced.
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