ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (e) To help you learn to read.

Detailed explanation-2: -An author’s purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition.

Detailed explanation-3: -An author’s purpose is the main reason he or she has for writing. The three basic purposes are to inform, to persuade, and to entertain. The simple strategy below will help you figure out an author’s purpose.

Detailed explanation-4: -The author’s purpose is basically the reason he or she chose to act in a particular way, whether that’s writing the passage, selecting a phrase, using a word, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Instruct: includes steps in a process and directions. Entertain: uses humor, narration, tells a story, etc. Inform: includes mainly facts and information. Persuade: tries to get the reader to believe, think, feel, or do something. Describe: uses details and description.