Author's Purpose

Determine the author's purpose for the following text:

A newspaper article about a city's water supply.

• describe

• entertain

• persuade

• explain

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a humorous narrative about a personal experience.

• describe

• entertain

• persuade

• explain

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an advertisement for laundry detergent.

• describe

• entertain

• persuade

• explain

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a paragraph about a koala's habitat.

• describe

• entertain

• persuade

• explain

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a short, funny poem.

• describe

• entertain

• persuade

• explain

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an editorial column in the newspaper

• describe and inform

• inform and influence

• persuade and describe

• influence and entertain

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an ad on a social media site

• describe

• persaude

• entertain

• inform

Determine the author's purpose for the following:

a funny story about how a man learned to change a tire

• inform and describe

• describe and persuade

• explain and entertain

• entertain and inform

Determine the author's purpose for the following:

a speech about civil rights and the needs for equality

• persuade

• explain

• persuade and inform

• influence and describe