Craft and StructureHardFunction of a conceding first sentence
Craft and Structure practice question
It is true that the new car park has eased congestion on the high street. But it did so by paving the town's last orchard, and the trees that shaded the market for two centuries are gone.
Which choice best describes the function of the first sentence?
- A. It concedes a benefit that the second sentence then weighs against a loss.Correct
- B. It argues that the car park should be enlarged.
- C. It describes the orchard.
- D. It denies that congestion has eased.
Answer: A. It concedes a benefit that the second sentence then weighs against a loss.
"It is true that", then "But".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues that the car park should be enlarged.
- No such argument.
- C. It describes the orchard.
- The orchard appears in the second sentence.
- D. It denies that congestion has eased.
- It admits that congestion eased.
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