Text 2: Everyone was aware of the pothole on Main Street, but nonetheless it remained a steadfast resident of our town for three years. Its presence gave us so many choices. Should we drivers take a different route or run over the hole and hope for the best? Was it wiser to trust the city to handle it, or should some brave citizen have jumped in to save us all? Should that brave citizen have used gravel, cement, or something vastly more entertaining—such as rubber cement? At least then we could have had a town trampoline, if not safe and smooth roads for all.
Question
Use the two texts to answer the question.
In which way are the two texts different?
(1 point)
Responses
The writer of text 1 proposes serious solutions, while the writer of text 2 proposes funny solutions.
The writer of text 1 proposes serious solutions, while the writer of text 2 proposes funny solutions.
The writer of text 1 reports events that took place, while the writer of text 2 imagines how things could have gone.
The writer of text 1 reports events that took place, while the writer of text 2 imagines how things could have gone.
The writer of text 1 considers the pothole a nuisance, while the writer of text 2 considers it amusing.
The writer of text 1 considers the pothole a nuisance, while the writer of text 2 considers it amusing.
The writer of text 1 explains how long the problem has existed, while the writer of text 2 focuses on how people have coped with it.
1 answer
The primary way the two texts differ is that:
The writer of text 1 reports events that took place, while the writer of text 2 imagines how things could have gone.
Text 1 provides a factual account of the pothole situation and the city's response, while Text 2 engages in imaginative speculation about how people could have reacted or addressed the problem, using humor.
