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Lesson: Sentence Completion - 05

Look for Key Words in the Sentence for Clues


Pay particular attention to the sentence’s rhetorical structure and to “signpost” words that show its direction and logical flow. Is it continuing along one line of thought? If so, you’re looking for a word that supports that thought. Is it changing direction in midstream? If so, you’re looking for a word that sets up a contrast between the thoughts in the sentence.

Example

Creative writing is not just a function of _______; understanding how language is used and how ideas are communicated also requires a certain level of _______.
  1. the author’s imagination . . awareness
  2. the writer herself . . discipline
  3. formal training . . education
  4. linguistic skill . . fluency
  5. hard work . . playfulness
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Explaination

In this sentence, dual signposts “not just” (in the first clause) and “also” (in the second clause) signal that the second completion should complement (supplement but be distinguishable from) the first one.
Choices (B), (C), and (D) don’t provide complementary ideas. But choices (A) and (E) both do. Is playfulness a fitting word to describe understanding how language and ideas are used? No. That leaves choice (A), which makes sense in context: To “understand how language is used and how ideas are communicated” requires that one be keenly aware of these phenomena—an awareness that complements imagination.The correct answer is (A).
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