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Taking swimming lessons is the first step in learning to swim.

• Entertain

• inform

• persuade

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Leaves change in the fall because the sun isn't out as long and temperatures become colder.

• Inform

• entertain

• persuade

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A story that was written to convince you to buy a cat instead of a dog is trying to _____ you to do something

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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A book that tells funny jokes is trying to _________ you.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

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To make a sandwich, first, you need to put peanut butter, bread, and jelly from the refrigerator,

• inform

• entertain

• persuade

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A fox sleeps in a den. A den is a hole that a fox and its family can sleep in safely.

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

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To make a snowman, you need to start with one large snowball for the base of the snowman.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

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The hammerhead shark gets its name from the shape of its head.

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

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A text that explains the rules of baseball.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

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Red apples are sweeter than green apples.

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

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