To understand an author's purpose for writing, a reader must consider (you can choose more than one option if you think they apply):
1. The name of the text. The title of their work usually give us an idea of what is the author focusing on. The choice of words is a very important decision.
2. The author's use of language. With this, the reader can understand which is the author's believe about the subject and what he or she is trying to tell us.
3. The author's approach to discussing the topic. He or she will probably focus in some determined aspect of the topic, and this will tell much about his or her purpose for writing the piece.
Answer:
Curdie is spending a night working in the mines.
The goblins are planning some mischief that will hurt the miners
Goblins have a weak spot on their sensitive feet.
Explanation:
Answer:
4. Nature, like humans, can be irritable and depressed.
Explanation:
I took the quiz.
Did you mean why were the Navajos fearful of the corpses? Here's the answer for that:
Tradition had taught the Navajos to avoid the bodies of those who had died because a bad spirit sometimes remains around the corpse.
