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Author Purpose

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Author Purpose is the reason an author writes a passage or makes a specific choice in an ACT Reading text.

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5 Must Know Facts For Your Next Test

  1. Author Purpose is explicitly named in official ACT test materials.
  2. Author Purpose belongs to Reading.

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