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C.3 Identify author's purpose 49
Read the text.
Oxford's softball team suffered its first loss of the season on May 3, losing 2-1 to Silvergrove's
tenth-ranked team. It was Oxford's first loss in
sixteen games.
Oxford did put in a strong showing. Oxford's pitcher was in top form, striking out fifteen,
walking two, and yielding only two hits. However, Oxford struggled to get hits off of
Silvergrove's junior pitcher, who yielded only five hits. Silvergrove scored the game-winner in
the bottom of the eighth inning. With two down, a batter walked, advanced on a base hit, and
scored when an outfielder dropped the ball.
"Sometimes you have to lose to put things in perspective, Oxford's Coach Wyatt said.
which author's purpose is suggested by the text?
to inform readers about Oxford's loss to
Silvergrove

To inform readers about Oxfords loss to silvergrove

Or

To convince readers that oxford has the better softball team

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C.3 Identify author's purpose 49
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