Answer:
I think the answer is to persuade.
might be to inform as well.
Explanation:
I think it is to persuade because the author asks the question "why should a car be any different?" as to let the readers imagination run with it.
I also think it may be to inform because the author says "driving while talking on the phone is dangerous" so the author could be saying I don't think its a good idea to have a phone in the car and this is why.
I could be wrong but that is what I think
I think it’s a c then b for the third
"<span>Death Valley, the lowest point in the United States and part of the Mojave Desert, is located in Southern California" is the proper choice. "Southern" in Southern California is capitalized because it's named a distinct region. </span>