Ruth is writing an essay about the reasons for changing a folk tale from a dark, grotesque story to a story that is appropriate for children. How should Ruth organize her writing to provide the best structure for her essay? Choose two correct answers.
Answer
A
Ruth should use the problem-solution structure to show that the darkness of earlier stories was the rationale for rewriting them for children.
B
Ruth should give examples of the problems that dark stories can cause for younger audiences, and the changes that can solve the problem.
C
Ruth should describe the effects of dark stories on children, and the changes that lessen those effects.
D
Ruth should use the cause-and-effect structure to show that the darkness of the earlier stories caused authors to change them in order to be appropriate for children.
E
Ruth should use the problem-solution structure to show why the dark stories are problematic, and how changing them solves the problem.
Explanation
The essay is about why dark folk tales were changed, so a cause-and-effect structure can show that the stories’ darkness led authors to revise them for children. A problem-solution structure also fits: it presents the stories’ dark content as the problem and the revisions as the solution. Choices D and E describe these two structures directly; the other choices focus on effects or examples rather than the essay’s central organization.
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