Read the excerpt from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears."

After a brief courtship, he and Vida Dixon married and sailed to the United States in 1923.

Which statement best describes the text structure of this sentence and explains why it is used?

(A)A cause-and-effect text structure is used to show the relationship between Walter and Vida Hayter.
(B.)A sequence text structure is used to describe an order of events in Walter and Vida Hayter's life.
(C.)A compare-and-contrast text structure is used to show how Walter Hayter is different from Vida Hayter. (D.)A cause-and-effect text structure is used to explain why Walter and Vida Hayter sailed to the United States.