Question

mostly i have stories, dreams, and memories\ (9).
define chronological: \and then we arrived back at the sandy beach. the men brought out drinks from the trunks of their cars, laughter and talk sprang up, picnic foods came out, and people would disperse again—to their own families\ (4).
this passage uses the chronological text structure to
define cause & effect: \memory begins with various wonders. for my friend mary, it began with hair. her hair grew tightly curled, so strong the spirals defied taming. brushing and combing brought tears. when mary tried to run her fingers through her hair as she saw others do, her fingers became hopelessly captured by the curls; hair, she deduced, must grow in loops, out of our head at one point, back into it at another. because her locks had never been cut, the loops never broken, her fingers became entangled in the loops\ (1).
the passage also follows chronological structure.
this passage uses the cause and effect/chronological text structures to
which of the text structures has the most effect/best \fits\ the passage? please provide evidence to explain your answer (1 paragraph).

Explanation:

The passage about Mary's hair relies most strongly on cause-and-effect structure, as its core is linking specific causes to their direct outcomes. Key evidence includes explicit causal language: "so strong the spirals defied taming" (curly hair causes difficulty taming), "Brushing and combing brought tears" (grooming attempts cause distress), and "Because her locks had never been cut, the loops never broken, her fingers became entangled" (uncut hair causes tangled fingers). While it has a loose chronological flow of Mary's experiences with her hair, the passage's primary purpose is explaining why her hair caused specific problems, making cause-and-effect the best fit.

Answer:

Cause-and-effect text structure is the most effective/best fit for the passage. The core of the passage centers on linking specific causes to direct effects, supported by explicit causal language and connections: her tightly curled hair (cause) defied taming and brought tears when brushed/combed (effects); her uncut locks (cause) created unbroken loops that tangled her fingers (effect). Though it has a mild chronological flow of her experiences, the passage's primary focus is explaining why her hair led to specific outcomes, making cause-and-effect the dominant and most appropriate structure.