It is important to know the author's purpose because knowing the author's purpose can change how the story is being told. If someone said,"Mom, I would really like this new video game for my birthday." and the author's purpose was to inform, it would be informing the mom that the person wanted the video game. If the author's purpose was to persuade, that person would be persuading the mom to get him the video game.
Answer:
From my understandings of this, I see B. making the most sense...
Explanation:
Introduce your topic with a hook in the first sentence. First impressions are important so make the reader want to read more by making the very first thing you say interest the audience such as a quote or a fact that relates to the topic.
Give context and background. Talk about your topic on a basic level.
State your rationale. What do you believe about this topic and why do you think that?
Explain why your research is important. Why should the audience/reader be interested?
State your hypothesis or your thesis statement. (I was taught this should be the last thing in the intro paragraph) This is the claim to are making in this paper and all your evidence will point back to your thesis statement/ hypothesis.
Based on the etymology of the word "surly", I can say that it illustrates PEJORATION instead of amelioration. It illustrates pejoration since its definition has become more negative in time. In contrast, amelioration is a type of semantic change wherein the meaning of the word becomes more positive. Hope this answers your question.
