The appropriate response to identify the genre of the text is:
It shows an interaction between characters, so it is prose fiction.
This choice highlights the dialogue between characters, which is a characteristic of prose fiction.
STEPHEN (Interrupting): Cool. Did they say when we’ll get our first thunderstorm?
DAD: No, it wasn’t a forecast. They were talking about storm safety. . .what to do if severe weather comes along.
THERESA: I know what I’ll do. I’ll head straight for the porch to watch the clouds build and the lightning flash. I want to get a comfortable chair so I won’t have to sit on the floor.
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Use the excerpt to answer the question.
What details in this text point to its genre?
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Responses
It shows an interaction between characters, so it is prose fiction.
It shows an interaction between characters, so it is prose fiction.
It contains details about a scientific event, so it is a nonfiction article.
It contains details about a scientific event, so it is a nonfiction article.
It shows the exact words that the character needs to speak, so it is a drama.
It shows the exact words that the character needs to speak, so it is a drama.
It contains short lines not grouped in paragraphs, so it must be lyrical poetry.
It contains short lines not grouped in paragraphs, so it must be lyrical poetry.
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