Question

from it’s our world, too!: young people who are making a difference by phillip m. hoose as you read, highlight details that show complications to netos main conflict. two young people face conflict to make a change in their small town read each detail from the assignment text. then, identify whether the detail indicates that the author’s purpose is to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. “many hispanics spoke only spanish, and most whites spoke only english.” to inform to entertain to persuade the courage to blast through tacklers and the all day in the beet fields, but this seemed harder.” “there were only two days before the next game.”

Explanation:

For the detail "Many Hispanics spoke only Spanish, and most whites spoke only English."

This detail is presenting a factual piece of information about the language spoken by different ethnic groups. The author is not trying to entertain (like telling a story for fun) or persuade (convincing to do/believe something) here, just providing information. So the purpose is to inform.

This is also a factual statement giving information about the time remaining until the next game. It doesn't aim to entertain (no humorous or engaging narrative element) or persuade (no argument or call to action). So the purpose is to inform.

If this detail is part of a story showing a character's challenge (comparing two difficult tasks), it could be to entertain by engaging the reader with the character's experience. But if it's a factual comparison, maybe inform. But given the context of the book (about young people making a difference, maybe a narrative), it's more likely to entertain (showing the difficulty to engage the reader). But I'm not certain. However, if we go by the pattern of the first two, but this has a different tone. Alternatively, maybe it's a typo and the intended detail is different. But based on the visible text, if we have to choose, and assuming it's a story - like element, the purpose could be to entertain. But I think there's a mistake in the text. Alternatively, maybe it's to inform (comparing two challenges), but the wording is more narrative. So I'll go with:

Answer:

to inform

For the detail "There were only two days before the next game."