Both passages use chronological order and passage 1 mainly presents facts, while passage 2 uses more description are the two statements that best describe the text structures of both passages.
You can see how both texts have a chronological order because both have dates or mention times in the people's lives which are mentioned following the order in which they occurred. In the first text, for example, there are many time references like "when he was four years old...", "at the age of seven..." and "at the age of 15..." which follow a chronological order. In the second passage, phrases like "November 6, 1854", "at the age of 13'...', "by 1880..." exemplify how chronollogical order is followed.
In the first passage there are many more facts mentioned. For example, the time Duke Ellington was born, when he started listening to music, when he started playing the piano, when he started working at a soda fountain, his salary after his first gig, when he formed a band, etc. In the second passage, on the other hand, more descriptions are used. For example, it describes Sousa as a "determined, industrious and optimistic" boy. It then describes how famous he was by 1880 and then mentions several personality traits to describe him as talented, tolerant and approachable.
Answer:
D. At 18, people are more mature and better able to make mature decisions.
Explanation:
A supporting point is a <em>detail of information that provides a proof or evidence of the writer's opinion or idea in a text.</em> Such information should be relevant to the topic and should also be helpful in proving his side.
Among the choices above, letter D<u> is the BEST supporting point to defend the author's position. </u>For him,<em> 18 is a better age for driving because the person is more mature.</em> Thus, this is supports the idea on why teenagers should only be allowed to get a driver's license once they are 18 years old already.
So, this explains the answer.
B: it offers a meaningful interpretation
This option is a characteristic of a strong thesis statement.
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