The excerpts that function and can be characterized more accurately as expository texts are the first three excerpts: Excerpt 1, Excerpt 2 and Excerpt 3. These excerpts are centered around the communication of knowledge, of information which the reader may not have. They are exposing these 'new' information with short and regular sentences that strive to be as clear as possible. It can be discussed if the Excerpt 5, taken from Charles Dickens' <em>Great Expectations</em>, is an expository text, seeing as it has a very nuanced description; but it would be more precise to consider that excerpt as a descriptive text, as a type of text related to narrative fiction.
Answer: A. It reveals both Alice’s inner thoughts and past experiences to portray her as bright and imaginative yet sometimes silly.
Explanation:
Carroll uses the third person omniscient as the point of view to be able to write about all the thoughts, movements, and sentiments of Alice. That's how the reader can learn about her inner thoughts and previous experiences. For example: 'what is the use of a book', thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
Used to arrange information according to main ideas major details and supporting details
Although fits best for the sentence.