Read the following excerpt from "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman:
With no dredging, Central Park's ponds and reservoir have
been reincarnated as marshes. Without natural grazers -
unless horses used by hansom cabs and by park
policemen managed to go feral and breed - Central Park's
grass is gone. A maturing forest is in its place, radiating
down former streets and invading empty foundations.
Which best explains how the structure of this passage supports the author's
purpose?
O
A. The passage shows the effects of human activity on Central Park
to prove that laws protecting the environment are necessary for
human survival.
O
B. The passage describes how the absence of human activity will
change Central Park to show that nature will eventually destroy
what people have built
O
C. The passage traces several events in the order that they will occur
to highlight how people have harmed the environment in Central
Park.

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