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Select the correct text in the passage,

Which elements of this author's purpose indicate that the author should use a cause and effect essay structure?
John studies the habits of birds in his hometown. He recently noticed that these birds are avoiding a certain part of town after a new
factory opened there. He wants to publish his findings examining the reasons for this unusual behavior in the town's birds. His research
focuses on whether the shifting pattern is caused by the new electric substation serving the factory. He's also looking at whether noise
played a role in the new pattern,
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D. is caused by

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Answer:

is caused by and reasons for

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i took the test on plato

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