The writer varies syntax in the passage by including a single interrogative sentence. The question "Why?" stands out amidst the declarative sentences and adds a layer of engagement to the text.
Use the passage from "We Are Not Yet Equal" by Carol Anderson to answer the question.
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson
These were mayors, governors, legislators, business leaders, and police chiefs. In the wood- paneled rooms of city halls, in the chambers of city councils, in the marbled state legislatures, and in sheriffs offices, white government officials, working hand in hand with plantation, lumber mill, and mine owners, devised an array of ways to stop black people from exercising their right to freedom of movement.
Why?
Black labor was the foundation of the region's economy. Black people were also indispensable to the South's social and political structure.
How does the writer vary syntax in the passage?
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by using mostly imperative sentences
by using mostly simple sentences
by including a single interrogative sentence
by including a single complex sentence
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