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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?

  1. A. irreconcilableCorrect
  2. B. identical
  3. C. anonymous
  4. 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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