Read this passage: funland boasts several attractions for guests to enjoy. roller coasters include the gold dust, ranger's drop, and the maniac miner. an entire section of the park is devoted to water rides such as the log slide, the lazy river, and amazon adventure. what is the organizational pattern used in this passage? a. spatial b. sequential c. compare and contrast d. topical

C. compare and contrast

The correct answer is D) Topical

Topical organizational patterns are used when arranging the information in different sub topics in a larger range of topics.

In this example, there are two topics and within each of them several subtopics:

1) Roller coasters (topic)

        a) Gold Dust

        b) Ranger's Drop

        c) Manian Miner

2) Water rides:

        a) Long Slide

        b) Lazy River

        c) Amazon Adventure

In this case, the topical pattern is based on topics and subtopics within a text.

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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