Text 1: The famous pothole on Main Street was several inches deep before the city managed to address the situation. The hole was first reported three years ago. Over time, it grew deeper and cost local residents more tires with each passing month. After much debate, the city finally hired a local private business to fill the hole and patch the pavement. Given the city’s lack of working street equipment, this was clearly the right call.

Question

Text 2: Everyone was aware of the pothole on Main Street, but it remained a steadfast resident of our town for three years, nonetheless. 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 citizens 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.

Which statements best describe how each text structure supported its author’s purpose? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

The structure of text 1 supported its author’s purpose by proving that other solutions to the problem would have been inferior given the circumstances, which was the author’s main point.
The structure of text 1 supported its author’s purpose by proving that other solutions to the problem would have been inferior given the circumstances, which was the author’s main point.

The structure of text 1 supported its author’s purpose by placing focus on the resolution to the issue that was the paragraph’s central focus.
The structure of text 1 supported its author’s purpose by placing focus on the resolution to the issue that was the paragraph’s central focus.

The structure of text 2 supported its author’s purpose by demonstrating how a complex issue evolved over time, which the author hoped to convey.
The structure of text 2 supported its author’s purpose by demonstrating how a complex issue evolved over time, which the author hoped to convey.

The structure of text 2 supported its author’s purpose by highlighting the absurdity of the situation, which was what the author hoped to convey.
The structure of text 2 supported its author’s purpose by highlighting the absurdity of the situation, which was what the author hoped to convey.

The structure of text 2 supported its author’s purpose by providing readers with several viable solutions to a problem, because the author hoped the audience would act.

Answer 1

The two correct answers that best describe how each text structure supported its author’s purpose are:

1. The structure of text 1 supported its author’s purpose by placing focus on the resolution to the issue that was the paragraph’s central focus.

   • This statement accurately reflects how Text 1 emphasizes the resolution of the pothole problem through the city's decision to hire a private business to address it, thus fulfilling the author's purpose of illustrating a successful outcome.

2. The structure of text 2 supported its author’s purpose by highlighting the absurdity of the situation, which was what the author hoped to convey.

   • This statement captures how Text 2 uses a whimsical tone and presents humorous options regarding the pothole, effectively conveying the absurdity of the prolonged neglect of the issue while encouraging reflection on the situation.