Which of the following is correct in regard to the use of formal english?
a. contractions are considered acceptable in any document.
b. formal english is used more frequently in speaking than in writing.
c. in formal english, we use words to say precisely what we mean.
d. in formal business correspondence, it's best keep the language impersonal.

What excerpt from a student essay maintains the most objective tone

Why does the host answer the guest with brief responses during the party?

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.