The little one-cylinder water-cooled motors weren't real dependable; they'd take you out but seldom brought you back. So Dad sta
rted looking for a better one. The Sears catalog offered a little one-horsepower, lightweight, air-cooled motor. It wasn't much bigger than an old-time coffeepot, but Dad finally got up enough nerve to order one. from Totch: A Life in the Everglades by Loren G. "Totch" Brown Which word best describes the style of this passage? A. serious B. informal C. formal D. scholarly
There are a few different clues to let you know that this passage has an informal tone. Informal tone sounds like a conversation. The author's use of the word you contributes to the informal tone of the passage. Also the sentence "So Dad started looking for a better one" has key markers of an informal tone. Using Dad as if the reader would know who "Dad" is, as well as the sentence's lack of a full complete idea
Ones tree means their distant family and such (Family Tree). "Without roots" is another way of saying without family as the person does not know his distant relatives.