Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference about a sculptor's materials
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The sculptor works only in driftwood, and only in driftwood she has gathered herself from the beach below her studio. Some winters the storms bring in a great deal; some winters they bring almost nothing. It follows that the number of sculptures she can make in a year ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. depends on what the sea happens to deliver.Correct
- B. is decided by the demand from galleries.
- C. has risen steadily as her reputation has grown.
- D. is limited only by how fast she can carve.
Answer: A. depends on what the sea happens to deliver.
Her supply is the storms' gift.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is decided by the demand from galleries.
- Galleries are not mentioned.
- C. has risen steadily as her reputation has grown.
- The text implies variation, not a steady rise.
- D. is limited only by how fast she can carve.
- The limit is material, not speed.
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