Question

1. An essay about the differences between tomatoes and corn contains in its body the main ideas listed

below. How are these ideas arranged?

I. Part of the plant (fruit and seed)

II. Type of plant (vine and stalk)

III. Edible characteristics (watery and starchy)

A. Spatial order.
B. Order of importance.
C. Chronological order.
D. Order of comparison and contrast.

Answer 1

D. Order of comparison and contrast.

Answer 2

An essay about the differences between tomatoes and corn is most likely to be a compare and contrast essay. This type of essay is used to study the similarities and/or differences between two separate subjects (here tomatoes and corn). This type of an essay not only points out the similarities or differences between the subjects but also uses the mentioned points to make a relevant argument about these subjects.

D. The main ideas listed in the question are arranged according to the order of comparison and contrast.