The correct answers among all the other choices are B.) analytical, C.) illustrative, and D.) argumentative. All expository writing can be divided into these three major patterns of composition. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
<span>If these were the missing choices:
A. The first train consisted of thirty-four cars weighing, all told, ninety tons.
B. Before the time of Watt, the steam engine was exclusively a steam pump—slow and wasteful of fuel.
C. The idea of using steam for driving stationary machinery originated in the early centuries.
D. Watt made it a quick, powerful, and efficient engine, requiring only a fourth as much fuel as before.
My answer is D. WATT MADE IT A QUICK, POWERFUL, AND EFFICIENT ENGINE, REQUIRING ONLY A FOURTH AS MUCH FUEL AS BEFORE.
Though the passage is not given, I chose option D because it gives the benefit that others experienced from Watt's contribution.</span>
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i would think we would need to see the table...? but regardless, the general definition of irrepressible is "not able to be controlled"
