Question

Which of the following questions should you ask yourself when analyzing structure? A. How does the choice of words add or detract from the main idea of the text?
B. Are some available details omitted, and if so, why?

C. What information is being discussed?

D. How are the sentences written—simple or complex, short and choppy, or long and hard to read?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. How are the sentences written—simple or complex, short and choppy, or long and hard to read?

Explanation:

In texts, the structure refers to the elements that are part of a text and the way these are organized. This includes the general structure or sections in a text, for example, introduction, body, and conclusion, and also the structure within a paragraph such as the type of structure that paragraph has and the types of sentences used. In terms of sentences, this is an important aspect of structure because depending on whether they are simple, complex, compound, etc. the general structure and complexity of the text vary. According to this, one of the questions you should ask yourself when analyzing structure is "How are the sentences written—simple or complex, short and choppy, or long and hard to read?".

Answer 2

D. How are the sentences written—simple or complex, short and choppy, or long and hard to read?

Writing has structure, and this structure can be understood to be how, for instance, an entire paper is organized such as how ideas are placed within the paper—which ideas appear at the beginning and which ideas appear at the end.  The structure also exists on the level of individual sentences such as how words are placed within the sentence, how sentences are presented—are they simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, etc.  Thus, when analyzing structure, a good question to ask is “How are the sentences written?”