According to your textbook, what kind of supporting material is used in the following speech excerpt: not all hollywood marriages are doomed to quick failure. tom hanks and rita wilson have been together for 20 years, as have kevin bacon and kyra sedgwick. denzel and paulette washington have been married for 25 years, billy and janice crystal for 38 years, and bill and camille cosby for 44 years. a. brief examplesb. synthetic examplesc. repetitive examplesd. enumerated examplese. informative examples

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.