English, 04.07.2019 14:00 paulagarza

Which of these statements from congresswoman chisholm's speech is the best example of formal language? a. "i have been far oftener discriminated against because i am a woman than because i am black." b. "an excellent beginning would be to wipe the existing ones off the books." c. "the happy little homemaker and the contented "old darkey" on the plantation were both produced by prejudice." d. "it is for this reason that i wish to introduce today a proposal that has been before every congress for the last 40 years."

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