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When the author writes about a topic and gives his/her reasons

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The reason an author writes something is called the author's purpose. When you figure out why a reading passage sas written, you are identifying the author's purpose. Author's write for one of four reasons - to describe, to entertain, to explain or inform and to persuade.

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