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Name the structure an expository essay or paragraph uses and spot the paragraph that breaks it.
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"Jeepneys and tricycles both carry riders for a small fare. A jeepney runs a fixed route, while a tricycle carries few riders and can turn into narrow streets." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"A brownout is a drop in electric supply that dims lights without cutting them off. The term names a partial loss, not the total loss people call a blackout." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"First, wash the rice until the water runs clear. Next, add water to one knuckle above the grain. Then cover the pot. Finally, let the rice rest." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Rain fell upstream for six hours. As a result, the river rose past its banks, and by evening the low barangay roads lay under water." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Learners throw away plastic bottles daily. One school answered this by installing three refill stations, so learners now bring one bottle and fill it again." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Philippine folk dances fall into three groups. Some come from lowland Christian towns, some from highland communities, and some from the Muslim south." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"A barangay is the smallest unit of local government in the Philippines. It is not merely a neighborhood, since it has elected officials and its own budget." Which structure does this paragraph use?
"Two kinds of readers borrow from the school library: those who read for their subjects and those who read for pleasure." Which structure does this paragraph use?
Which transition tells a reader that an expository paragraph is organized by cause and effect?
Which set of signal words marks a process structure?
Which sentence opener tells a reader that an essay is about to classify?
A writer wants to show how two Philippine markets differ. Which transition fits that structure?
A paragraph that lists steps in the order they happen uses a process structure.
A writer wants readers to understand what the term "organic unity" means and what it does not include. Which structure fits that purpose?
A writer wants to explain why fish kills happen in the lake every summer. Which structure fits that purpose?
An essay explains how to get a barangay clearance. Which ordering makes the explanation easiest to follow?
Paragraph 2 ends: "The creek is clogged with plastic." Paragraph 3 begins: "The council now collects sacks every Friday." Which sentence best links the two paragraphs?
An essay contrasts a wet market and a supermarket. Which paragraph does not belong in that structure?
An essay classifies three kinds of Philippine folk songs. Which paragraph does not belong in that structure?
An essay explains the causes and effects of traffic in Cebu City. Which paragraph does not belong in that structure?
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Organizing an Expository Essay
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