Can someone please help ASAP!!
I have 2 questions
Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
In the early days, tomatoes were believed to be poisonous. But, a few brave people tasted the tomatoes to check its edibility. They survived even after eating the tomatoes. From then on, tomatoes are used to prepare food. It was largely used in salads and sandwiches. We should be grateful for the people who were brave enough to taste the tomatoes, without whom we would not have got the chance to enjoy the ketchup we taste with French fries.
The author’s purpose is to __________.
entertain the readers about the history of tomatoes
persuade the readers about the edibility of tomatoes
inform the readers about the discovery of tomatoes
explain the difficulties faced by people in early days
QUESTION 2:
Identify the author’s purpose in the following excerpt of The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.
When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, bought Canterville Chase, every one told him he was doing a very foolish thing, as there was no doubt at all that the place was haunted. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself, who was a man of the most punctilious honor, had felt it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms.
'We have not cared to live in the place ourselves,' said Lord Canterville, 'since my grand-aunt, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton, was frightened into a fit, from which she never really recovered, by two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressing for dinner, and I feel bound to tell you, Mr. Otis, that the ghost has been seen by several living members of my family, as well as by the rector of the parish, the Rev. Augustus Dampier, who is a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. After the unfortunate accident to the Duchess, none of our younger servants would stay with us, and Lady Canterville often got very little sleep at night, in consequence of the mysterious noises that came from the corridor and the library.'
The author’s purpose in this passage is _____________.
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
to explain