Authors Purpose

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What is the author's purpose in writing a diary entry?

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To record thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

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What is the author's purpose in writing a poem?

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To express emotions, tell a story, or convey a message.

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What is the author's purpose in writing a news report?

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To inform.

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What is the author's purpose in writing a play?

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To entertain an audience.

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What is the author's purpose in writing a biography?

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To tell the life story of a person.

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What are the four main purposes of writing?

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To inform, to entertain, to persuade, and to express.

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How does an author's purpose affect the tone of a text?

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The author's purpose influences the tone, which can be serious, humorous, formal, or informal.

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What is the difference between to inform and to persuade?

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To inform means to provide information, while to persuade means to convince the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint.

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What is an example of writing that aims to entertain?

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Fictional stories, novels, and plays.

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What is an example of writing that aims to inform?

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News articles, textbooks, and reports.