To evaluate the text structures used by the author, which questions should a reader ask? check all that apply.

a) what opinions are conveyed within the text?

b) what important ideas does the text include?

c) what text structures does the author use?

d) how effective is the text structure in sharing the important ideas?

e) how has the author supported the main ideas in the text?

The correct options are C AND D.

Text structure refers to the manner in which an author arrange and communicate information in his book. Recognizing the underlying structure of a text will help one in comprehending a reading passage. In order to determine the type of text structure that an author use, one has to consider the the type of text structure employ in the book and the effectiveness of that structure in passing across the author's information.

The correct answers are C. What text structures does the author use? and D. How effective is the text structure in sharing the important ideas?

Explanation:

A text structure refers to the way information and ideas are organized in the text, that is linked to the way this organization communicates the main idea or ideas of the text, some of this structure include organizing information chronologically, by cause and effects or in a comparison and contrast structure. On the other hand, if the reader wants to evaluate the structure of a text it means the reader wants to determine the quality and effectiveness of the structure used by the author, this implies the reader will need to understand firstly the structure or structures used by the author (What text structures does the author use?) and just then can determine if the structure is appropriate and effective in terms on communicating main ideas (How effective is the tex structure in sharing the important ideas?).

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