Descriptive Details and Their Purpose
Highlight the details in the passage.
There appear to have been at least six musical events,
four for men and two or more for boys. Boys played the
lyre and solo flute (aulos), while for the men there were
singing to one's own accompaniment on the lyre, singing
to the flute, playing the kithara and playing the solo flute.
The kithara was the more prestigious instrument, and
attracted far higher cash prizes than did the flute.
-The Ancient City,
Peter Connolly and Hazel Dodge
Which statement best explains the way the author
uses description in the passage?
The adjectives show the appearance of the musical
instruments.
The adjectives show the purpose of the musical
events.
Nouns provide information about specific
instruments played.
Nouns provide details about the different pool
who played th