Which statement best describes the way the author unfolds ideas in this paragraph?
Read the excerpt from "How the Grimm Brothers Saved
the Fairy Tale."
What compelled the Grimms to concentrate on old
German epics, tales, and literature was a belief that the
most natural and pure forms of culture—those which
held the community together—were linguistic and
based in history. According to them, modern literature,
even though it might be remarkably rich, was artificial
and thus could not express the genuine essence of
Volk culture that emanated naturally from experience
and bound the people together. Therefore, all their
efforts went toward uncovering stories from the past.
The author starts with the main idea and gives
evidence to support it.
The author gives supporting details first and
concludes with the main idea.
The author gives a supporting detail and reveals the
main idea, followed by a detail.
The author starts with the main idea and then
restates it in several different ways.