Read the excerpt from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears."

After a brief courtship, he and Vida Dixon married and sailed to the United States in 1923.

Which statement best describes the text structure of this sentence and explains why it is used?

(A) A cause-and-effect text structure is used to show the relationship between Walter and Vida Hayter.

(B.) A sequence text structure is used to describe an order of events in Walter and Vida Hayter's life.

(C.) A compare-and-contrast text structure is used to show how Walter Hayter is different from Vida Hayter. (D.) A cause-and-effect text structure is used to explain why Walter and Vida Hayter sailed to the United States.

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Raymond Bass

21 October, 07:34

Read the excerpt from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears."

After a brief courtship, he and Vida Dixon married and sailed to the United States in 1923.

Which statement best describes the text structure of this sentence and explains why it is used?

(A) A cause-and-effect text structure is used to show the relationship between Walter and Vida Hayter.

(B.) A sequence text structure is used to describe an order of events in Walter and Vida Hayter's life.

(C.) A compare-and-contrast text structure is used to show how Walter Hayter is different from Vida Hayter. (D.) A cause-and-effect text structure is used to explain why Walter and Vida Hayter sailed to the United States.

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Theresa Freeman · Answer 1

The answer is (B.) A sequence text structure is used to describe an order of events in Walter and Vida Hayter's life.

Explanation:

In the excerpt above, there's a clear sequence of events.

"After a brief courtship, he and Vida Dixon married and sailed to the United States in 1923."

First is the timeline; they showed that they started with courtship, then marriage then sailing to the United States.

Secondly is the date. They showed the date of their movement to the United States 1923.

This shows sequence.

Cause and effect, may have giveaways like "because, as a result, effect, resultant", etc. But due to the two reasons stated above, the answer is B.