How does the organizational structure of the passage support the author's purpose? It has been fun getting to know Sven, my pen pal from Sweden. We are both in sixth grade and love reading adventure books. We write to each other in English, because Sven speaks two languages but I only speak one. He was surprised by the size of my family - I have five brothers sisters, but Sven has none. I like learning about his favorite foods and hobbies. Sven says he almost never has tacos (my favorite food), nor does he play tennis (my favorite sport). O A. To inform the reader about the benefits of having a pen pal, the author uses a problem-solution structure to show how knowing Sven has made him more open-minded. O B. To inform the reader about his pen pal, Sven, the author uses a compare and contrast structure to describe how he and Sven are alike and different. O C. To persuade the reader that Sven is a great pen pal, the author uses a problem-solution structure to show how he and Sven resolved a conflict. O D. To persuade the reader to try writing to a pen pal, the author uses a compare and contrast structure to explain how fun it is to get to know someone