Alvin wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. he liked the idea of driving a land rover across the silent expanses of the moon. he often imagined himself floating outside a spaceship as the green earth rotated thousands of miles below. and without a doubt, he knew he’d look great in a spacesuit.
the paragraph was most likely written to?
a. persuade the reader that alvin will make a good astronaut.
b. inform the reader on how alvin plans on becoming an astronaut.
c. convince the reader that alvin should study more about astronauts.
d. entertain the reader with alvin’s dreams of becoming an astronaut.
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