Question

Aaliyah is writing an essay on how to break in a baseball glove which two signal words or phrases help to identify the text structure she chose to use I started playing T-ball when I was three years old and I’ve been playing ever since for many years I had a glove that I love to use it was broken in perfectly not stiff at all unfortunately the glove fell apart during a game therefore I found myself needing to break in a new one I researched several methods and chose the best one for the job here’s the method I found to work the best after washing your hands start applying glove all over the glove and cloth you need to work on the area around the pocket and along the laces allow the glove to Dry before going onto the next step plays a baseball or softball in the pocket of the glove then wrap it with rubber bands to keep it in place you still might end up with creases in your glove to solve this problem you should be careful not to wrap the glove too tight or allowed the band to be too loose  A)unfortunately B) broken in perfectly C) to solve this problem D) before E) therefore F) around the pocket and along the laces G) after 

Answer 1

The signal words 'therefore' and 'to solve this problem' in Aaliyah's essay indicate a problem-solution text structure. The correct answer is option C) and E).

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is trying to identify the text structure Aaliyah chose to use in her essay on how to break in a baseball glove based on the use of specific signal words or phrases. Signal words or phrases often provide clues about the organization of the text, such as sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, or description. In the context of the provided excerpt, the signal words or phrases that help to identify the text structure are 'therefore' and 'to solve this problem'. 'Therefore' introduces a consequence or result, and 'to solve this problem' introduces a solution to a previously mentioned issue, indicating a problem-solution text structure.