Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's State of the Union address. Fortunately, there are only a few Americans who place appetite above patriotism. The overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and Allied fighting forces, and for necessary help in areas that we occupy. How does the parallel structure of these sentences help Roosevelt achieve his purpose? The varied structure serves to keep the audience alert and engaged. The consistent structure emphasizes Roosevelt's expectations for farmers. The varied structure reflects the various ways the food could be used. The consistent structure reinforces how the food sent abroad should be used.

Roosevelt's 'Four Freedom' is also called the 'State of the Union Address.' The consistent structure of the sentence states the purpose was to reinforce the importance of the food. Thus option D is accurate.

What is a parallel structure?

Parallelism is the use so the same word pattern to impart the importance of the idea in the passage, speech, and essay. It can be used to emphasize the purpose of the idea.

The varied structure of the passage allows the readers to be engaged, and alert so that the message and the main idea are delivered, and the importance of the sacrifice for the nation and keeping patriotism is understood.

Therefore, option D. the importance of the food and patriotism is the main purpose.

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