Author's Purpose Practice

Sort each passage into the correct type of Author's Purpose. Persuade Our city has too much trash on the streets. Everywhere I look, I see people throwing trash on the ground. There are sometimes entire garbage bags along the sides of the roads. This problem can be solved if everyone picked up three pieces of trash every day, or simply put their waste in a trash can. Inform In recent decades, cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earth's population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First, the increasing industrialization of the nineteenth century resulted in the creation of many factory jobs, which tended to be located in cities. These jobs, with their promise of a better material life, attracted many new people from rural areas. Second, there were many schools established to educate the children of the new factory laborers. The promise of a better education persuaded many families to leave farming communities and move to the cities. Finally, as the cities grew, people established places of leisure, entertainment, and culture, such as sports stadiums, theaters, and museums. For many people, these facilities made city life appear more interesting than life on the farm, and therefore drew them away from rural communities. Entertain When I got home from school after a long and boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly, and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and then I put the two pieces of bread together. After that, I enjoyed it while watching "Cops" on the TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I ever ate. Explain First, take out a loaf of bread and the peanut butter and jelly. Next, spread peanut butter on one slice of bread. Then, spread jelly on the other side of the bread. Put the two slices together on a plate. Cut the sandwich in half diagonally. Finally, eat it! Describe On one corner of my dresser sit a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle-- a gift I received last Christmas from a close friend. The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is parted above the eyes, The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the wide, white ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone nylon costume. The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is red. The two colors merge in a dark line that runs down the center of the small outfit.