Dear principal hayes:

i am writing to make a request. during a recent gym class, some of us noticed that our equipment is pretty battered. the balls don't bounce; the exercise mats are torn and flat; and, the volleyball nets have holes. gym class is my favorite hour of school, so i was wondering if it would be possible to get new equipment. if that is possible, i promise to take responsibility for taking care of the equipment.

sincerely,
james washington jr.

what is the main purpose of james's letter?
a. to persuade
b. to inform
c. to entertain
d. to educate

the correct answer is option d. none of these. it is noted that options a, b, and c share the same content.

despite the valid answer provided at the last sentence of each of the options, a question/answer format shouldn't include humourous themed responses such as "you bet your thermal pj's we do." - unless of course, the answer is carried out in an informal environment. this could be replaced with a simple "yes" or "it is necessary".

the question should be re-phrased to a more appropiate syntaxis. instead of "do we need the greenhouse effect? ", it should be written as "is the greenhouse effect necessary? " in order to give it a general scope, instead of limiting the answer to the needs of "we" the humans.

we cant know we need to see to put any anwers