Based on the given excerpt above from “Like Mexicans,” the statement that best explains how Soto's text structure helps establish his voice in the excerpt is this: <span>Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society. The answer would be option C. Hope this helps.</span>
Answer:
The organizational pattern being used is A. definition.
Explanation:
This question is confusing to many people - you will actually find several claiming the answer is letter C, classification, which it is NOT. As a matter of fact, we just need to take a look at the beginning of the excerpt to identify the pattern.
The author says, "Gravity is the source of a black hole’s super pull." What is she doing here? She is defining gravity, explaining what it is, its meaning. The rest of the excerpt is a continuation of that pattern. She is offering further details to make the definition more complete. A definition pattern is easily identifiable because it often uses terms such as: <u>is, means, refers to, is called, is defined as, entails, is characterized by.</u>
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written. It is grammatically correct to ensure that phrases, clauses and items on a list after a colon<span> use the correct parallel structure. </span>
Answer:
Sport
Explanation:
Basketball is like a sport invented by James Naismith in 1891.
