Today we will analyze a text
in order to identify
the author's purpose for writing.
The author's purpose is his or her reason for writing.
Examples of author's purpose include:
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to explain
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to discuss
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to predict
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to summarize
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to criticize
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to compare
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to prove
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to show
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to analyze
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to complain
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to give an example
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to encourage
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to describe
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to entertain
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