Which of the following best explains the difference between informative and explanatory text?
a. informative provides readers a sense of why something happens, while explanatory tells the order in which something happened.
b. informative provides a reason to support an authors viewpoint, while explanatory lists why a viewpoint exists.
c. informative provides a history of an important figure, while explanatory describes how a person felt.
d. informative provides background, while explanatory tells process reasons or gives directions.

D). Informative provides background, while explanatory tells process reasons or gives directions.

Explanation:

An informative speeches inclined towards offering vivid details, descriptions, and demonstrations that reduces the complexity of the topic and makes it more easy and understanding for the readers by providing a distinct point of view to the topic while an explanatory speech focuses on explaining and elaborating a particular topic in order to clear the confusions of the readers and establish a more clear picture of that particular subject, person or place. Thus, the difference between an informative and an explanatory speech is that an informative speech offers a background to lessen the complexity while explanatory tells process, reasons, and gives directions to offer clarity on that specific topic. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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