1.Author’s purpose:
An author's purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. An author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition.
These are common types of author's purposes:
Instruct: includes steps in a process and directions.
Entertain: uses humor, narration, tells a story, etc.
Inform: includes mainly facts and information.
Persuade: tries to get the reader to believe, think, feel, or do something.
Describe: uses details and description.
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