Determining the author's purpose in a text relies on?

Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d i ck.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.

Plz ! i genetic mutation occurs in a rabbits muscle cell this genetic mutation will be passed on to, a. the existing cells in the rabbits body. b. the cells that are next to the mutant muscle cell. c. cells that are produced when the mutant cell divides. d. the cells of the rabbits offspring.

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase