Choose the category of connective used in the following example.

first, the boy hit the ball. then it flew over the fence.

The correct answer is order or sequence category.

Explanation:

Connectives, also known as transitions words or transitions phrases, are words used to help the reader with the logical flow of ideas in order to progress throughout the text,  from one thought to the next. That is to say, connectives connect one idea to the next.  

There are additive,  adversative, causal and sequential connectives, only to name a few.

In the particular case of the example provided, "First, the boy hit the ball. Then it flew over the fence" it could be said that the connectives used belongs to the order or sequence category.

the rhetoric device being used to persuade the audience is pathos.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.