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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SENTENCE?

"By selling candy and other junk food in the lunchroom public schools are teaching poor nutrition such "lessons" must
not be allowed. We must forbid public schools from teaching our children to eat unhealthy foods."

A. entertain

B. inform

C. persuade

D. instruct

User James Tobin
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

I think its D because in the last paragraph it says '' we must forbid'' which is an instruction.

User Subham Goyal
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the sentence means persuade because the writing is persuading you to forbid our schools feeding children unhealthy food. hope this helped! :)
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