Read this excerpt from The Great Fire. At the same moment that Anderson's hose stopped, another steamer malfunctioned and its water also gave out. A well-aimed rap of a hammer got the engine working again, but then, at about 10:30, an old section of hose burst and the flow of water stopped again. Two valuable links in the chain of defense were gone, and there was nothing to stop the fire in these locations. Williams rushed to get the water going and to reposition his engines, but it was too late. The wind had pushed the fire past his circle, a wind that was blowing directly toward the heart of the city. How does the structure of this excerpt contribute to the central idea that the firefighters did not have the proper equipment to fight the fire

The structure of the text allows the reader to perceive a range of equipment that is not working properly and therefore prevent the good work of the firefighters.

Explanation:

Textual structure refers to the way the text is organized and how the information is presented to the reader. There are many types of textual structure, among which, we can mention the sequential structure, which is the one that presents a sequence of elements that have been part of a narrative. In the case of the text above, we can see that the author decided to use this type of structure, since we can read a sequence of equipment, used by firefighters, which are malfunctioning. In addition, we can see that this malfunction promotes a series of negative events that prohibit firefighters from doing a good job. These effects are also presented sequentially.

D. by explaining the effects of the steamer malfunctioning and the hose bursting

Explanation:

did the test

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.

i think the answer is either c or d

im thinking d might make more sense though

sorry if im wrong