Craft and StructureHardFunction of a closing rhetorical question
Craft and Structure practice question
The dictionary's editors dropped 300 words this year to make room for new ones. Most were technical terms that nobody had looked up in a decade. Who, after all, will miss "orthoepy"?
Which choice best describes the function of the final question?
- A. It defends the deletions by inviting the reader to agree that the lost words will not be missed.Correct
- B. It asks the reader to look up a word.
- C. It criticises the editors for dropping useful words.
- D. It introduces a list of the new words.
Answer: A. It defends the deletions by inviting the reader to agree that the lost words will not be missed.
A question expecting the answer "nobody".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It asks the reader to look up a word.
- No real request.
- C. It criticises the editors for dropping useful words.
- The tone supports the editors.
- D. It introduces a list of the new words.
- No list follows.
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