Read this excerpt from "Are Dogs Dumb?" by Karen Hopkin. What is the author's purpose in this paragraph?
O
to explain that humans are the smartest animals of
all
Chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. Monkeys
can learn to count. A crow can figure out how to use a stick to
get at that hard-to-reach grub. Chickens can learn to play
checkers. Even worms can be taught to run mazes. So which
animal is the smartest? You're probably thinking that chimps
are smarter than chickens. And that crows are smarter than
worms. And that you're smarter than all of them.
O to describe how intelligent chimps are
O to give information about animal intelligence
O
to argue that bigger animals are smarter than
smaller animals