Question

read this passage from a history of the english church and people. but at first, this island had no other inhabitants but the britons, from whom it derived its name, and who, coming over into britain, as is reported, from armorica, possessed themselves of the southern parts thereof. starting from the south, they had occupied the greater part of the island when it happened that the nation of the picts, came to ireland and landed. which best describes the text structure the author has used to organize the passage? a analysis b chronological c cause - and - effect d enumeration

Explanation:

The passage uses time-based markers ("at first", "when it happened that") to describe events in the order they occurred: first the Britons inhabiting the island, then the arrival of the Picts. This follows a chronological text structure.

Answer:

B. chronological