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?

(1 point)

A space order

B order of importance

C time order

D comparison and contrast

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

D comparison and contrast

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

D comparison and contrast

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

The author used the organizational structure of comparison and contrast. They compared and contrasted the French and Spanish languages by highlighting similarities (using the same basic 26 letters from the Latin alphabet, featuring accent marks) as well as differences (letters used to create different words and sounds, different number of speakers). This structure allows the reader to understand the similarities and differences between the two languages. Therefore, the correct answer is D) comparison and contrast.