Read the following paragraph. A verbal may belong to one of three categories. It may be a participle, which is used only as an adjective. It may be a gerund, which always ends in - ing and functions as a noun. Finally, it may be an infinitive, which is preceded by to and functions as a noun, adjective, or even an adverb. Yet verbals still look very much like verbs.

Which one of six types of expository structure does this paragraph illustrate?

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Elvis Patterson

14 October, 12:07

Read the following paragraph. A verbal may belong to one of three categories. It may be a participle, which is used only as an adjective. It may be a gerund, which always ends in - ing and functions as a noun. Finally, it may be an infinitive, which is preceded by to and functions as a noun, adjective, or even an adverb. Yet verbals still look very much like verbs.

Which one of six types of expository structure does this paragraph illustrate?

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Paula Mosley · Answer 1

Definition and description is the expository structure that this paragraph illustrates. Out of the six possible structures, this paragraph is clearly a definition of "a verbal" and it describes how they can be used. The paragraph is not a how-to, a cause-and-effect, it does not classify or compare and it is not a problem or a solution.