An author's purpose is the reason that he or she is writing a piece; whether it's narrative, persuasive, expository, or informative.
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An expectant father waits to learn the outcome of his wife’s labor and delivery. In his brief exchanges with another father-to-be the reader is apprised of Mr. Knechtmann’s history. He and his wife are holocaust survivors; their only prior child died in a displaced-person’s camp in Germany--and there is no one to carry on the proud family name if this infant is not healthy. A bored nurse comes to inform Heinz that he has a son and everyone is well.
In Literature, Subject is referred as a topic. The theme is the opinion expressed on the subject. So basically, both are entirely different. Hope this answers your question.
<span>Choice (D) is the most grammatically correct sentence. This sentence has a dependent clause followed by an independent clause, both separated by a comma. This allows for the two clauses to be properly joined and for the sentence to contain a logical flow.</span>
Preposition hope this helps :)