Authors Purpose

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What are the three reasons we write? (Authors purpose for writing) Options: Persuade, Inform, Electrify, Perform, Infer, Entertain, Persuade, Inform, Educate, Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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Persuade, Inform, Entertain

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The author wants to give you information.

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Inform

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What is the author's purpose if they want to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing?

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Entertain

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The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something.

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persuade

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What is the purpose of the passage: “Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”? Options: Explain, Persuade, Entertain, Inform

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Entertain

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Hellen Keller was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Despite being deaf and blind, Keller was a political activist, a lecturer, an author, and a tireless advocate for those with disabilities.

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Inform

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What is the purpose of the statement: "Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions." Options: Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain

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Persuade

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Advertisements are created to:

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Persuade

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In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:

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Inform

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Biographies and autobiographies were written to:

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Inform