How is the text structured in this passage from the
prologue?
It has a chronological structure because it shows
the evolution of different sweeteners over time.
A rock drawing in Spain from about 7000 B.C. shows a
man who has climbed a hillside, found a crevice holding a
hive, and is reaching in to grab the honey. Indeed, a lucky
wanderer in just about any part of Europe, Africa, or Asia
that wasn't covered with ice could stumble on a hive and
-at the risk of some stings-come away with a treat.
(People in the Americas had no bees, so used syrups
made from maple trees, agave cactus, or mashed fruits
for their sweeteners.) Then someone figured out that you
didn't have to be lucky. You could hollow out a log near
bees, and they would make it their home. You could
"keep" bees--you didn't have to find them.
-Sugar Changed the World,
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
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It has a cause-and-effect structure because it
shows how a rock drawing led to the use of
sweeteners
It has a compare-and-contrast structure because it
describes similarities and differences between
different sweeteners.
It has a problem-and-solution structure because it
shows how ancient people solved the dilemma of
finding sweeteners
