Which statement best describes the way the author
unfolds ideas in this paragraph?
read the excerpt from "how the grimm brothers saved the
fairy tale"
what compelled the grimms to concentrate on old german
epics, tales, and literature was a belief that the most
natural and pure forms of culture those which held the
community together were linguistic and based in history
according to them, modern literature, even though it might
be remarkably rich, was artificial and thus could not
express the genuine essence of volk culture that emanated
naturally from experience and bound the people together
therefore, all their efforts went toward uncovering stories
from the past
the author starts with the main idea and gives evidence
to support it
the author gives supporting details first and concludes
with the main idea.
the author gives a supporting detail and reveals the
main idea, followed by a detail
the author starts with the main idea and then restates it
in several different ways.
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The author gives a supporting detail and reveals the

main idea, followed by a detail

Explanation:  The first sentence "What compelled the Grimms to concentrate on old German  epics, tales, and literature was a belief that the most

natural and pure forms of culture those which held the

community together were linguistic and based in history." tells what the Grimms noticed. The rest of the sentences tell their reasoning and what they did to carry out a plan to find the old tales and retell them.

The author gives a supporting detail and reveals the main idea, followed by a detail

Explanation:

The main idea of the text reflects on how the Grimm Brothers believed that there were flaws in literature because it did not express natural and pure forms and could not grasp the genuine essence of Volk culture. This information is only given after the author of the text gives supporting details to help us understand why the Grimm thought this. When the paragraph shows your core idea, more supporting details are shown that confirm the main idea.

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