
Author's purpose
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- Q1What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?To describeTo entertainTo persuadeTo inform30s
- Q2What is the author's purpose in writing this article?To entertainTo informTo persuadeTo describe30s
- Q3What is the author's purpose in writing this poem?To evoke emotionsTo informTo entertainTo persuade30s
- Q4What is the author's purpose in writing this play?To entertainTo describeTo informTo persuade30s
- Q5What is the author's purpose in writing this persuasive essay?To entertainTo persuadeTo describeTo inform30s
- Q6What is the author's purpose in writing this news article?To describeTo persuadeTo informTo entertain30s
- Q7What is the author's purpose in writing this autobiography?To entertainTo persuadeTo reflect on personal experiencesTo inform30s
- Q8What is the author's purpose in writing this novel?To entertainTo describeTo informTo persuade30s