Question

The shovel felt heavy in Stanley’s soft, fleshy hands. He tried to jam it into the earth, but the blade banged against the ground and bounced off without making a dent. The vibrations ran up the shaft of the shovel and into Stanley’s wrists, making his bones rattle. It was still dark. The only light came from the moon and the stars, more stars than Stanley had ever seen before. It seemed he had only just gotten to sleep when Mr. Pendanski came in and woke everyone up. Using all his might, he brought the shovel back down onto the dry lake bed. The force stung his hands but made no impression on the earth. He wondered if he had a defective shovel. He glanced at Zero, about fifteen feet away, who scooped out a shovelful of dirt and dumped it on a pile that was already almost a foot tall. Which list shows the narrative structure of this excerpt? Stanley tries to jam the shovel into the earth, Mr. Pendanski wakes everyone, Stanley thinks his shovel is defective, Stanley sees Zero’s pile of dirt. Stanley sees Zero’s pile of dirt, Stanley thinks his shovel is defective, Mr. Pendanski wakes everyone, Stanley tries to jam the shovel into the earth. Mr. Pendanski wakes everyone, Stanley tries to jam the shovel into the earth, Stanley thinks his shovel is defective, Stanley sees Zero’s pile of dirt. Stanley thinks his shovel is defective, Stanley tries to jam the shovel into the ground, Stanley sees Zero’s pile of dirt, Mr. Pendanski wakes everyone.

Answer 1

Pendanski wakes everyone, Stanley tries to jam the shovel into the earth, Stanley thinks his shovel is defective, Stanley sees Zero’s pile of dirt.

Step-by-step explanation:

A narrative structure is a primary element of writing that follows an order/a sequence of events so that readers and listeners can follow the narratives smoothly.

The list "Pendanski wakes everyone, Stanley tries to jam the shovel into the earth, Stanley thinks his shovel is defective, Stanley sees Zero’s pile of dirt." is the correct list that shows the narrative structure of the excerpt.

If we look into the excerpt, the list mentioned above follows the correct narrative structure because after Pendanski wakes up everyone, Stanley as well as the others are forced to jam the shovel into the earth.

However, Stanley could not jam the earth though he tries to with all his might. He thinks that his shovel must be broken. Then finally he looks at Zero’s pile of dirt and wonders how he could do such hard task so easily.