Which line from the passage demonstrates a cause/effect text structure?
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“In the past, scientists estimated the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by hopping on a boat and trawling the trash with fine nets — nets originally designed for catching plankton.”
“In the past, scientists estimated the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by hopping on a boat and trawling the trash with fine nets — nets originally designed for catching plankton.”
“The Netherlands-based organization hired 18 ships to trawl at different spots across the whole patch.”
“The Netherlands-based organization hired 18 ships to trawl at different spots across the whole patch.”
“Plastics tend to break down, due to heat and sunlight exposure, into small particles known as microplastics.”
“Plastics tend to break down, due to heat and sunlight exposure, into small particles known as microplastics.”
“Running these nets through the patch, which extends from California to Hawaii, was not only laborious, it failed to catch big things like bottles and buoys.”
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The line that demonstrates a cause/effect text structure is:
“Plastics tend to break down, due to heat and sunlight exposure, into small particles known as microplastics.”
This line illustrates the cause (heat and sunlight exposure) resulting in an effect (the breakdown of plastics into microplastics).
