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Riverside's softball team suffered its first loss of the season on May 3, losing 21 to Millersburg's tenth-ranked team. It was Riverside's first loss in sixteen games. Riverside did put in a strong showing. Riverside's pitcher was in top form, striking out fifteen, walking two, and yielding only two hits. However, Riverside struggled to get hits off of Millersburg's junior pitcher, who yielded only five hits. Millersburg scored the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth inning. With two down, a batter walked, advanced on a base hit, and scored when an outfielder dropped the ball. "Sometimes you have to lose to put things in perspective," Riverside's Coach Franklin said. Which best shows that the author's purpose is to inform readers about Riverside's loss to MillersburgA, The author provides facts about the game, such as the date and final score.B, he author urges readers to put things in perspective.C, The author acknowledges that Riverside's pitcher was in top form.
You want to hear something really dumb? The State of Ohio has put into effect a "Buy Ohio" law, saying that any state agency has to buy things made in Ohio, even if they cost more and aren't as good as the same things made someplace else. By implication, the law suggests that the ordinary citizens of Ohio, as well as government agencies, ought to buy products made in their own state. The governor of Ohio explained what he thought was the necessity for the law by saying, "We have a lot of unemployment." This makes Ohio different? Every state has a lot of unemployment. From Andrew A. Rooney, Pieces of My Mind. Copyright 1984 by Atheneum Which best shows that the author's purpose is to argue that the "Buy Ohio" law is foolish?A, The author begins by stating a negative judgment, which others might disagree with.B, The author explains how the law will change state agencies' purchasing policies.C, The author outlines the reasons government officials have given for the new law.