The differences between fiction and nonfiction are: select all that apply. nonfiction is imaginary while fiction is based on fact. fiction is narrative prose, but nonfiction is exposition and description and rarely just narrative. fiction's purpose is to entertain, while nonfiction's purpose is to inform. nonfiction's purpose is to entertain, while fiction's purpose is to inform. fiction is imaginary, while nonfiction is based on fact. nonfiction is narrative prose, but fiction is exposition and description and rarely just narrative.