Which sentence is an example of chronological structure in "the city without us"? â  a. unheated buildings would result in a destructive freeze-thaw cycle. â  b. without daily pumping, manhattan's subway tunnels would be flooded. â  c. after 20 years, rusted beams in buildings will cause them to start collapsing. â  d. if flooding were to go unchecked, steel support beams in buildings would rust.

what is the purpose of the description in this passage from travels with charley?

to explain how he develops friendships with people

to show his fear of the man

to show that people in the bad lands are dangerous

to show the similarity between the man and the place

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”