What is the purpose of a lead sentence in a news article? a. to validate the author's credentials b. to inform the reader of the writer's opinion c. to create a puzzle for the reader to solve d. to state the most important information

It is D. to state the most important information because a lead sentence contains the most important information for the reader.

The answer si D.) to state the most important information

Pardon me. to answer questions like this, we would have needed more information. for starters, two sentences from the excerpt that came with the question.

  i think you forgot to put the options but if your reffering to this question then your answer will be "b"  a. add "to" to the base form to create an adjective.b. when the subject of a sentence is singular, add "–s" to the base form.c. add "–ed" to irregular base forms to form the past participle.d. do not use a base form with plural subjects