Which two factors combine to form an author’s purpose for writing a text? a. audience and message b. imagery and repetition c. narrator and narrator's point of view d. tone and word choice

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a.audience and message

For the author’s purpose in writing a text, it is important to identify it’s targeted audience or the readers, and translate the story through messages that derives from the author’s thoughts and opinion.

The two factors that combine to form an author's purpose for writing a text is audience and message.

It is important for an author to know his audience because by doing so, he can make the audience to be well disposed of the message that he wants to convey.

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !