2. Three Reasons for Writing
1.INFORM
3. Three Reasons for Writing
PERSUADE
The author is trying to make you believe whatever they are talking
about
Key words:SHOULD, MUST, OUGHT TO HAVE
4. Three Reasons for Writing
ENTERTAIN
5. Inform? Persuade? Entertain?
1.The average American carries $8,562 in credit-card debt.
2.High school should require students to take a course in money
management.
3.The pigeon is one of the few birds that drinks by suction, rather
than by tipping its head back to let gravity do the work.
4.Cleaning the house is such a waste of time; a year later, you
just have to do it again.
5.The taboo marriage between cousins is outdated and should be
discarded.
6.My doctor told me he had good news and bad news.I said, Doc, only
tell me the good news, all right?He said, All right.Theyre going to
name a new disease after you.
6. READ THIS
I wake up and bounce out of bed in a pleasant mood and then notice
that I can see my breath.There is frost on the bathroom mirror and
a thin sheet of ice in the toilet.So I trot downstairs and turn up
the thermostat.I like the house to be cozy, as if we had a blazing
fire in each room, but I am married to Nanook of the North, who
feels a person of character can put on a warm sweater and be
comfortable at 58 degrees.
The furnace rumbles in the basement, and I make coffee and fetch
the paper.Then she appears in the kitchen in her woolens and says,
The thermostat was set at 85.Do we have elderly people coming for
breakfast?
7. The Authors Purpose?????
I wake up and bounce out of bed in a pleasant mood and then notice
that I can see my breath.There is frost on the bathroom mirror and
a thin sheet of ice in the toilet.So I trot downstairs and turn up
the thermostat.I like the house to be cozy, as if we had a blazing
fire in each room, but I am married to Nanook of the North, who
feels a person of character can put on a warm sweater and be
comfortable at 58 degrees.
The furnace rumbles in the basement, and I make coffee and fetch
the paper.Then she appears in the kitchen in her woolens and says,
The thermostat was set at 85.Do we have elderly people coming for
breakfast?
The primary purpose of this paragraph is to
A.Inform
B.Persuade
C.Entertain
8. The Authors Purpose
I wake up and bounce out of bed in a pleasant mood and then notice
that I can see my breath.There is frost on the bathroom mirror and
a thin sheet of ice in the toilet.So I trot downstairs and turn up
the thermostat.I like the house to be cozy, as if we had a blazing
fire in each room, but I am married to Nanook of the North, who
feels a person of character can put on a warm sweater and be
comfortable at 58 degrees.
The furnace rumbles in the basement, and I make coffee and fetch
the paper.Then she appears in the kitchen in her woolens and says,
The thermostat was set at 85.Do we have elderly people coming for
breakfast?
The primary purpose of this paragraph is to
A.Inform
B.Persuade
C.Entertain
9. The Authors Purpose
Identity theft sounds like something out of a futuristic movie, but
its very much a problem in the here and now. Identity theft is
committed by a person who has gained access to make purchases or
conduct illegal activity.With the increasing popularity of credit
cards and, especially, the rising number of people making purchases
over the Internet, identify theft is becoming much more
common.
10. The Authors Purpose
Identity theft sounds like something out of a futuristic movie, but
its very much a problem in the here and now. Identity theft is
committed by a person who has gained access to make purchases or
conduct illegal activity.With the increasing popularity of credit
cards and, especially, the rising number of people making purchases
over the Internet, identify theft is becoming much more
common.
1.The primary purpose of this paragraph is to
A.InformB.Persuade C.Entertain
11. The Authors Purpose
Identity theft sounds like something out of a futuristic movie, but
its very much a problem in the here and now. Identity theft is
committed by a person who has gained access to make purchases or
conduct illegal activity.With the increasing popularity of credit
cards and, especially, the rising number of people making purchases
over the Internet, identify theft is becoming much more
common.
1.The primary purpose of this paragraph is to
A.InformB.Persuade C.Entertain
12. The Authors Purpose
But to become a parentcertainly the hardest and most important job
anyone ever does, if its done rightyou dont have to do anything but
produce a baby.This state of affairs reflects some awfully
messed-up priorities.I am sick of seeing, almost every day, another
tragic news story about a helpless infant battered, starved, or
otherwise mistreated by ignorant parents.At the very minimum,
middle-school and high-school students should be required to take
classes in parenting and child care.A pregnant couple should be
required to show they have a plan to care for and raise their
child.
13. The Authors Purpose
But to become a parentcertainly the hardest and most important job
anyone ever does, if its done rightyou dont have to do anything but
produce a baby.This state of affairs reflects some awfully
messed-up priorities.I am sick of seeing, almost every day, another
tragic news story about a helpless infant battered, starved, or
otherwise mistreated by ignorant parents.At the very minimum,
middle-school and high-school students should be required to take
classes in parenting and child care.A pregnant couple should be
required to show they have a plan to care for and raise their
child.
1.The primary purpose of this paragraph is to
A.Inform
B.Persuade
C.Entertain
14. The Authors Purpose
But to become a parentcertainly the hardest and most important job
anyone ever does, if its done rightyou dont have to do anything but
produce a baby.This state of affairs reflects some awfully
messed-up priorities.I am sick of seeing, almost every day, another
tragic news story about a helpless infant battered, starved, or
otherwise mistreated by ignorant parents.At the very minimum,
middle-school and high-school students should be required to take
classes in parenting and child care.A pregnant couple should be
required to show they have a plan to care for and raise their
child.
1.The primary purpose of this paragraph is to
A.Inform
B.Persuade
C.Entertain
15. The Authors Purpose
1.Inform
The author is trying to just state things as they are.In other
words, the author is just stating facts about something.
16. The Authors Purpose
2.Persuade
The author is trying to convince you to believe whatever it is they
are talking about.
17. The Authors Purpose
3.Entertain
The author is simply writing for your pleasure and just telling a
story.
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