Read the excerpt from amy tan’s essay “mother tongue.”

i know this for a fact, because when i was growing up, my mother’s “limited” english limited my perception of her. i was ashamed of her english. i believed that her english reflected the quality of what she had to say. that is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.

which phrase from the excerpt uses informal english?

(a)“limited my perception”
(b)“her english reflected the quality”
(c)“she expressed them imperfectly”
(d)“when i was growing up”

(D) “when I was growing up”

Explanation:

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

Informal languages tend to be more personal than formal language by using first-person pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘We’,  is more casual and spontaneous, and may use colloquialisms, contractions, and the active voice instead of the passive one. Likewise, the words in this style tend to be short, and are common while texting, in friends meetings, etc.

“when I was growing up” uses informal language: it is personal ("I"), casual, and the words can be used in informal settings and be understood by anyone. If you wanted to say the same phrase in a more formal way, "At the time of my childhood" would be a good option.

(D) “when I was growing up”

Explanation:

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

Informal languages tend to be more personal than formal language by using first-person pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘We’,  is more casual and spontaneous, and may use colloquialisms, contractions, and the active voice instead of the passive one. Likewise, the words in this style tend to be short, and are common while texting, in friends meetings, etc.

“when I was growing up” uses informal language: it is personal ("I"), casual, and the words can be used in informal settings and be understood by anyone. If you wanted to say the same phrase in a more formal way, "At the time of my childhood" would be a good option.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

answer: a mother fears that the poor lighting poses a danger to the children who play there.