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hichkok12 [17]
3 years ago
13

Ever since I was a little girl, I had heard about our house in Guyana. It was beautiful: a long white box with a series of windo

ws, each shaded by delicate lattice shutters. Like all the houses in the area, where the land easily floods, it sat on slender stilts; underneath was what was called the bottomhouse, where the chickens strutted about.
–Sugar Changed the World,
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos

What is the author’s purpose in this paragraph?

to entertain readers with a detailed story about a flood
to inform readers about the lives of workers on sugar plantations
to inform readers with descriptive details about her family’s home
to persuade readers that having stilts on homes is the best way to avoid flood damage
English
2 answers:
Juli2301 [7.4K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The third answer.

Explanation:

This is clearly the only one that aligns with the passage given. This in no one entertains as there is no context established to why she explaining her house and disaster around it. She says nothing about workers or sugar plantations so that cannot be assumed from this passage. Lastly, it does not attempt to persaude, otherwise the stilts would be the main focus of the passage.

elixir [45]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

C.

to inform readers with descriptive details about her family’s home

Explanation:

I just answered the question

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