Read the excerpt from "how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale." though brusque and raw, the grimms’ tales of the first edition still resonate with us today because they indicate how we can transform ourselves and our conditions to live in a better world. as philologists, collectors, translators, researchers, editors, and mediators, the grimms worked in the hope that their tales would benefit us in unimaginable ways, and, indeed, it is this hope that can still be felt when we read and listen to their tales. which statement best explains the structure of this passage? this passage introduces the grimms' reasons for collecting oral tales and provides supporting examples. this passage restates the thesis that the first edition is influential and sums up the supporting evidence. this passage provides text evidence for the changes from the first edition to the final edition. this passage compares and contrasts the first edition with the final edition and prefers the final edition.

The statement that best describes the structure of the passage is B: This passage restates the thesis that the first edition is influential and sums up the supporting evidence. In general, the excerpt explains the reasons why it is so influential and the process that the Grimms followed in order to achieve these tales of the first edition.

This passage restates the thesis that the first edition is influential and sums up the supporting evidence.

Explanation:

The first sentence is also the topic sentence, that means it summarizes the information that will be found in the rest of the paragraph. It states that the first edition tales are still relevant because they can still show us the processes in which we transform ourselves and the world. People that read those first edition tales will find them useful in different ways, that is what make them influential. Great works have the potential to do that, this paragraph also shows how the Grimm brothers' objective was to benefit people in the future. This is all supporting evidence that helps the statement be solid.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

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