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Ainat [17]
1 year ago
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What is the author purposes in writing the passage ?

English
1 answer:
ElenaW [278]1 year ago
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Answer:

An author's purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. An author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition. An author writes with one of four general purposes in mind

Explanation:

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