Use the paragraph to answer the question.

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?

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space order

time order

order of importance

comparison and contrast

comparison and contrast

The author used the organizational structure of comparison and contrast to discuss the similarities and differences between the French and Spanish languages.

The author used the organizational structure of comparison and contrast in this paragraph. They compare and contrast the French and Spanish languages by discussing their similarities (using the same basic 26 letters from the Latin alphabet, featuring accent marks) and their differences (creating different words and sounds, different popularity). This structure helps to highlight the similarities and differences between the two languages.