Final answer:
To match types of lead-ins with examples, one must identify characteristics of conversational, descriptive, background, text, and speaker lead-ins. These distinctions help in matching provided sentences to the correct type. The prompt's examples fit best with conversational, descriptive, and background lead-ins, while none perfectly match text lead-ins.
Step-by-step explanation:
To match the following TYPES of lead ins with the EXAMPLES of lead ins, it's key to understand the characteristics of each type. Let's categorize the examples given:
- Conversational lead-ins introduce dialogue directly. The example that fits this type is b. Baby Bear said, "Someone ate my porridge!"
- Description lead-ins paint a picture of a scene or a character. The matching example is e. At the beginning of the story, the reader is introduced to the setting, "a tiny cabin in the woods."
- Background lead-ins provide context or information that precedes the action. c. According to the children's story, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"...is the correct match.
- Text lead-ins cite directly from a document. Since none of the examples provided cite a specific document, none seem to directly match this category. However, the closest in nature could be c. According to the children's story, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"...
- Speaker lead-ins identify who is speaking before presenting dialogue. The fitting example is a. Goldilocks turned to the Mama Bear and said, "This chair is too hard!"
Note that example d. The three bears were not expecting any company, so did not greet Goldilocks: "Who are you?" could also be considered conversational, but as it contains both narrative and dialogue, it doesn't fit neatly into one specific category.
Understanding how to categorize these lead-ins helps not only in matching examples but also in developing writing skills for various contexts.