Question

Use the sentences to answer the question.

Chesa is writing an essay for science class about her local water treatment plant. Her essay explains how the plant uses different processes to filter out pollution and other particles from the water supply. Her essay relies on her library research as well as interviews from plant workers as examples.

What is Chesa's purpose for writing the essay?

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Responses

to persuade her audience to stop drinking the local water
to persuade her audience to stop drinking the local water

to entertain her audience with personal interviews with local community members
to entertain her audience with personal interviews with local community members

to present opposing viewpoints about how local water should be treated
to present opposing viewpoints about how local water should be treated

to inform her audience about how the local water is treated

to inform her audience about how the local water is treated

to inform her audience about how the local water is treated

Chesa's purpose for writing the essay is to inform her audience about how the local water is treated. This can be inferred from the sentence "Her essay explains how the plant uses different processes to filter out pollution and other particles from the water supply." Chesa's essay aims to provide information about the water treatment process used at the local plant.