Question

Identify the primary paragraph pattern used in the following example.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. Comparison and contrast

Explanation:

Comparison and contrast organizational pattern is a type of organizational structure in writing in which the author analyses two or more elements, subjects or topics by finding the similarities and differences between them. For doing this, the author can analyze one element first and then the other or analyze both elements at the same time. Additionally, to this, it is common the differences and similarities found by the author are used to make a point or show something to the reader.

In the case presented, the author compares and contrast the action of reading to the action of driving, for doing this the author uses certain elements such as the gears and the road to make different points about readin. This means the author of this text uses the similarities and differences of both elements to make a clear point and therefore as the author compares and contrasts two elements the pattern used in this text can be classified as comparison and contrast.

Answer 2

Comparison and contrast