Which statement best describes the way the author unfolds ideas in this paragraph? 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.

B. The author gives supporting details first and concludes with the main idea.

Explanation: I did the test and an English teacher said it was correct. It was.

"b"

cuz i said

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invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.