It's A : The word choices an Author makes.
because the definition is style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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15. My father does not smoke, but my uncle smokes a lot.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Simile
Explanation:
Comparing one thing too a completely different thing
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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The majority of the Court, according to Justice William Brennan, agreed with Johnson and held that flag burning constitutes a form of "symbolic speech" that is protected by the First Amendment. The majority noted that freedom of speech protects actions that society may find very offensive, but society's outrage alone is not justification for suppressing free speech.
In particular, the majority noted that the Texas law discriminated upon viewpoint, i.e., although the law punished actions, such as flag burning, that might arouse anger in others, it specifically exempted from prosecution actions that were respectful of venerated objects, e.g., burning and burying a worn-out flag. The majority said that the government could not discriminate in this manner based solely upon viewpoint.
        
             
        
        
        
Functional texts are the texts which include do-it-yourself and how to do instructions. It includes such as directories, menus, forms to fill and so forth. It is used by the reader in order to confirm for the next step and what is needed to do. 
Therefore, of the following statements which describe a functional text is 
The primary purpose is to provide information to perform a task.
It presents facts, principles, theories, and reasoning related to a subject