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Pick the expository structure a stated purpose calls for, and judge why another structure would serve it less well.
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Ana's purpose is to make readers understand exactly what "food security" means, since the term is new to them. Which structure fits her purpose?
The student council wants readers to follow, in order, how a lost school ID is replaced at the registrar. Which structure fits that purpose?
A club's purpose is to help readers tell apart three kinds of online scams they may meet. Which structure fits that purpose?
Rico's purpose is to help readers choose between a jeepney route and a tricycle route on cost, time and comfort. Which structure fits that purpose?
A report's purpose is to explain why the school's water bill doubled between March and May. Which structure fits that purpose?
Dara's purpose is to show that the covered court floods every rainy season, and to argue for a new drainage line. Which structure fits that purpose?
Many readers call every copied line plagiarism. Nina's purpose is to fix what the term does and does not cover. Which structure fits her purpose?
A report traces how the loss of mangroves led to stronger waves on the shoreline. It proposes nothing. Which structure fits that purpose?
The purpose is to lay out the four kinds of scholarships the school offers, so readers know which group theirs falls in. Which structure fits?
The requirements for joining the school band must be met one after another. The purpose is to show readers that order. Which structure fits?
Two barangays handled the same storm differently. The purpose is to set their responses side by side, point by point. Which structure fits?
Riders wait an hour at the terminal each morning. The purpose is to name that difficulty and argue for a second loading bay. Which structure fits?
Readers of a health column keep asking what a "balanced meal" actually means. The column's purpose is to settle that meaning. Which structure fits?
A guide's purpose is to take readers through registering for a national ID, from filling the form to receiving the card. Which structure fits?
A report's purpose is to explain what made the river silt up, not how to clear it. Which structure fits that purpose?
The purpose is to show that rice and corn make different demands on the same field, so readers can see how the two crops differ. Which structure fits?
"Bayanihan takes three common forms today. Neighbors carry a house to a new lot. Neighbors clear a road after a storm. Neighbors raise funds online." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Both crops feed the town. Rice needs standing water and flat land. Corn needs drier soil and tolerates a slope." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"First, rinse the bamboo. Next, split it into thin strips. Then dry the strips in the sun. Finally, weave them into a mat." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Rain fell for six hours. The canals filled to the top. Water rose into the ground-floor classrooms, so classes were suspended for two days." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"A sari-sari store is a small neighborhood shop that sells household goods in single-serving amounts, often on credit to regular customers." Which structure does this sentence use?
"Students skip breakfast because the canteen opens after the flag ceremony. Opening it at six o'clock would let them eat first." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Turning the key lifts five pins to the same line. Once the pins clear that line, the cylinder can turn, and the bolt slides back into the door." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Because the bridge closed in June, deliveries now take the long river road. Market prices in the upland towns have risen since then." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"A loan from a lender is not the same as a loan from a cooperative. The first charges interest by the day. The second charges by the month." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"A fire drill is a practiced evacuation carried out when there is no fire, so that people learn the route before one ever starts." Which structure does this sentence use?
A purpose asks readers to learn exactly what "cyberbullying" covers. Why would classification serve this purpose less well than definition?
A purpose asks readers to follow how a barangay ID is obtained. Why would comparison and contrast serve this purpose less well than process?
A report must explain why the fish catch in the bay fell. Why would problem and solution serve this purpose less well than cause and effect?
A purpose asks readers to pick between two review methods. Why would cause and effect serve this purpose less well than comparison and contrast?
A purpose asks readers to tell apart four kinds of household waste. Why would process serve this purpose less well than classification?
A paper must show that the clinic is crowded and argue for longer hours. Why would definition serve this purpose less well than problem and solution?
A paper must trace how a new rule changed attendance. Why would classification serve this purpose less well than cause and effect?
A report must pin down the term "informal settler" for its readers. Why would cause and effect serve this purpose less well than definition?
A process paper on making banana chips will cover these parts: slicing the fruit, choosing ripe fruit, frying the slices, draining the oil. Which part belongs first?
"The dam released water at noon. By two o'clock the market stalls stood in knee-deep water." Which sentence supplies the missing link in this cause and effect explanation?
A paper classifying Philippine folk dances has these paragraphs. Which one does not belong in that structure?
A paper follows a problem and solution structure on long queues at the jeepney terminal. Which paragraph should come first?
An essay sorts the school's clubs into three groups: sports, arts and service. It uses a classification structure.
In a comparison and contrast essay, the writer must always finish every point about the first subject before mentioning the second.
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