The statement that best describes the author’s purpose in this excerpt is "to provide information about the risk they were facing." The excerpt describes a dangerous situation in detail, focusing on the instability of the snow and the lack of safety measures, indicating a clear awareness of the risks involved.
Immediately I realized that we were on dangerous ground. On this very steep slope the snow was soft and deep with little coherence. My ice ax shaft sank into it without any support and we had no form of a belay.
Which statement best describes the author’s purpose in this excerpt?
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to persuade readers to use caution when moving across deep snow
to persuade readers to use caution when moving across deep snow
to provide information about the risk they were facing
to provide information about the risk they were facing
to give scientific facts about the behavior of ice
to give scientific facts about the behavior of ice
to amuse readers with an anecdote about danger
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