Question

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greenpoint’s softball team suffered its first loss of the season on may 3, losing 2–1 to newberry’s tenth-ranked team. it was greenpoint’s first loss in sixteen games.
greenpoint did put in a strong showing. greenpoint’s pitcher was in top form, striking out fifteen, walking two, and yielding only two hits. however, greenpoint struggled to get hits off of newberry’s junior pitcher, who yielded only five hits. newberry 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,\ greenpoint’s coach delgado said.
which best shows that the author’s purpose is to inform readers about greenpoint’s loss to newberry?
the author acknowledges that greenpoint’s pitcher was in top form.
the author urges readers to put things in perspective.
the author provides facts about the game, such as the date and final score.

Explanation:

To determine the author's purpose of informing about Greenpoint's loss, we analyze each option:

• The first option ("The author acknowledges that Greenpoint’s pitcher was in top form") focuses on a detail about the pitcher, not the main purpose of informing about the loss.
• The second option ("The author urges readers to put things in perspective") is a quote from the coach, not the author's purpose of informing.
• The third option ("The author provides facts about the game, such as the date and final score") directly relates to informing readers about the game (including the loss) by giving factual details like when it happened and the score.

Answer:

The author provides facts about the game, such as the date and final score.