Which example uses sequential organization? O A. The website of a restaurant gives customers driving directions to
their new location.
OB. A paint company provides information about the specific colors
and types of paint for sale.
O C. An advertisement for a new gym tries to persuade customers that
they are better than their competitors.
OD. A bookstore advertises several new types of reading material that
another bookstore doesn't have.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

What questions should readers ask about the exposition of a story?