Question

ASAP Read this excerpt from a book. Gravity is the source of a black hole’s super pull. You deal with gravity every day. You count on it to bring you back to the ground when you jump up. You depend on it when you try to catch a pop fly, knowing the ball will fall down. You expect it to be there, even if you don’t think about it much. –A Black Hole Is Not a Hole, Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano Which organizational pattern is the author using? definition clarification classification advantages and disadvantages

Answer 1

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: is, means, refers to, is called, is defined as, entails, is characterized by.