The structure of a written work—the way a work is built using sentences, paragraphs, chapters, or sections—can help an author d
evelop and communicate ideas to the reader. How does the structure of Paragraph 4 help refine the ideas in Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address?
Select each correct answer.
The repetition of the same structure at the beginning of several sentences creates links among the paragraph's ideas.
A topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph unifies the paragraph's ideas.
Sentences that alternate between abstract ideas and examples help make the paragraph's ideas convincing.
The use of short sentences makes the paragraph's ideas easier to follow.
Focusing the entire paragraph on the problems of farms helps develop the subject in depth.
The structure of Paragraph 4 in Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address help refine the ideas he uses (A) a topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph that unifies the paragraph's ideas. With this he introduces the details for the main idea. But also (B) he uses sentences that alternate between abstract ideas and examples help make the paragraph's ideas convincing. It is a great resource to keep the viewer entertained. It is important to give depth by mixing the concrete with the abstract so that it is colorful and attractive to the listener / reader
Paragraph 4 is a descriptive paragraph since it establishes the characteristics of a particular situation and develops aspects that he wants to highlight. It contains three parts: the main sentence, the argumentative and the conclusive.
Hi! The narrator uses the word 'seems' revealing his opinion of what in his eyes is the description of the slab. It's not an affirmative sentence, it's personal and doubted. To analyze the slab the narrator uses an adjective too, showing according to his vision that it's not interesting.