Both the French and the Spanish languages use the same basic 26 letters from the Latin alphabet, although the letters within the alphabet are used to create different words and sounds for each language. Both languages feature accent marks, two of which are the same marks. While both languages are two of the most popular in the world, estimates suggest that Spanish is spoken by 570 million people in total whereas French is spoken by less than half that many.
Which organizational structure did the author use?
The organizational structure that the author used in the given passage is option D, comparison and contrast. The author compares and contrasts the French and Spanish languages by highlighting their similarities and differences. They discuss their use of the same basic 26 letters from the Latin alphabet, but with different words and sounds. Additionally, they compare the number of people who speak Spanish (570 million) to the number of people who speak French (less than half that many). Thus, the passage is structured around the comparison and contrast of the two languages.
