Craft and StructureHardWord for accounts that cannot both be true
Craft and Structure practice question
The two accounts of the battle are ____: one has the bridge held until dusk, the other has it lost by noon.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. irreconcilableCorrect
- B. identical
- C. anonymous
- D. abbreviated
Answer: A. irreconcilable
Held until dusk or lost by noon: not both.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. identical
- They differ on the central fact.
- C. anonymous
- Authorship is not mentioned.
- D. abbreviated
- Length is not the point.
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