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Transactional writing: writing to inform, explain or review
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is the main purpose of writing to inform?

  1. To entertain the reader with an invented story
  2. To describe a place using the five senses
  3. To give the reader facts and detail clearly
  4. To persuade the reader to change their mind
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✓ Answer: CTo give the reader facts and detail clearly
Award 1 mark. The reader should finish knowing something they did not know before. Trying to win them over to a view belongs to persuasive writing.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What does writing to explain do that writing to inform does not?

  1. It sets out how or why something happens
  2. It uses shorter paragraphs throughout
  3. It must always be written in the past tense
  4. It avoids using any facts at all
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✓ Answer: AIt sets out how or why something happens
Award 1 mark. Informing tells the reader what is the case; explaining takes them through the reasons or the process. The two often appear together in the same piece.
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