Answer: total revenue – total expenses = profit.
Explanation:
It's used to form usually signs of possession of an object like "The girl's toy" or contractions like "it's" or "let's"
<u>Answer:</u>
A) The character’s effect on others
B) The character's actions
C) The character's thoughts
These are all the methods of indirect characterization.
Hence, the correct answer is option (D) All of these.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Characterization is a process by which the author develops a character and creates his image for the audience. This can be done by: direct characterization or indirect characterization.
In Direct Characterization, author tells the personality of the character to the audience. For Example: “A shy boy and a pretty girl were standing in the queue”. This tells directly the personality of boy and girl as shy and pretty, respectively.
Indirect characterization is the way by which the writer depicts the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance. Like, how the character is reacting in a situation or what his actions are. So, the correct option is Option D: All of these.
It doesn't look informal, but it is. Here's the evidence.
- The "miracle" is at first sight an accountant, not one of the disciples. It is a bit inaccurate and exaggerated which formal writing would not do.
- He came out to get a "breath of fresh air." This is quoted directly from what the man said. A breath of fresh air is not very formal. What did he actually do? He took a break from his work.
- The writing records a detail that the author is apologetic for. It was an unnecessary detail, but there is a reason for including him. We don't know what it is, but formal writing would never admit to including this. Or if it did use it, there would be no apology.
- Formal writing is very careful about how quotations are used and for what purpose.