Which item is typically included in Front Matter?

• A. System recognition
• B. Table of contents
• C. Pagination
• D. Symptom elaboration

Answer: (B)

Understanding how a document is organized helps you see why a Table of Contents fits in Front Matter. Front Matter = the introductory pages that set up the work and help you navigate it before the main text begins. A Table of Contents does exactly that: it maps the document’s structure and shows where to find each section and figure, with page numbers. That guiding, navigational role is why the Table of Contents belongs in Front Matter.

The other options aren’t typical Front Matter items. System recognition isn’t a standard introductory element you’d list there. Pagination is a formatting feature that concerns page numbering rather than a content item you’d present upfront. Symptom elaboration belongs in the main body as part of the subject matter, not in the introductory material.