Question

Tortillas and poetry. They go hand in hand. Books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. Our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . . . I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. I travel to foreign countries, and I know more about myself as I learn more about my fellow human beings. Censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. Which phrase from the excerpt uses formal English? answer choices: “many of us enjoy sampling books” “that activity can be justified by no one” “as we know more and more” “the breads of many many groups”

Answer 1

The phrase from the excerpt that uses formal English is:

“that activity can be justified by no one”

Answer 2

Answer:

“that activity can be justified by no one”

Explanation:

Whether a piece of writing is formal or informal depends on the choices of vocabulary, the way it is organized and the tone.

We use formal English when we talk or write in a polite, and more proper manner, with descriptive, precise and elegant words (that we do not tend to use so often in our everyday life) and with longer sentences (which often includes passive voice sentences). This tone is totally free from idioms, colloquialism, slang, and contractions, and we do not usually use first-person pronouns.

So, from all the given options, “that activity can be justified by no one” is the one that uses formal English because it is written in a more elegant manner, the words are precise, it uses the passive voice and it does not have first-person pronouns nor contractions.