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Item 8
Read the passage.

But in the summer of 1980, when Larry walked out of the research building on Southeast Farallon Island, about 30 miles west of San Francisco, the gulls were no longer friendly. In an uproar of amazing proportions, over 8,000 of the 25,000 gulls nesting on the island began screaming and dive bombing him. Many offloaded gooey white droppings with missile-like accuracy.



Which describes a cause and effect relationship in the text?


The gulls targeted Larry with their droppings, and he was horrified.


The summer of 1980 came, and Larry walked out of the research building.


Larry approached the gulls, and they began screaming.


The gulls screamed and began dive-bombing Larry.

Respuesta :

MinLola

Answer:

"Larry approached the gulls, and they began screaming." That's the correct one.

Explanation:

Cause and effect - Larry approached the gulls, so what did they do? The effect was they started to scream. Why? Because Larry walked up to them.

tatendagota

Answer:

Larry approached the gulls, and they began screaming.

Explanation:

The gulls actions are a response to the actions that Larry does. In other words, the scenario is a cause and effect scenario as:

action produces → effect

Let's look at the passage again.

  • Larry walks to the Island (cause) and approaches the gulls. As he approached the gulls they start screaming (effect).

Thus, based on the scenario above, the passage is a cause and effect scenario.

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