Which of the following is a characteristic of formal writing style?

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Passive voice

Active voice

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Tim O'Brien's father was a. a soldier. c. a soldier, a writer, and an insurance salesman. b. a soldier and a writer. d. a soldier, a writer, an insurance salesman, and a magician.

Which sentence is a simple sentence? A. Before the train came to a halt, its brakes squealed loudly. B. Before the trip, I had never been to a national park. C. I enjoy fishing, but I get seasick in boats. D. My dog has spots; hers does not.

Read this excerpt from "The Legend." Let the night sky cover him as he dies. Let the weaver girl cross the bridge of heaven and take up his cold hands.

Poetry must have meter and rhyme in order to be distinguished from prose. True or false

Why did King Acrisius travel to Delphi?

What would remain unclear if the writer had not included the statistic in sentence 3? when Annie would complete the trip why Annie made the changes she did where Annie's trip would officially end what Annie did as she made the trip

I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive. I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out, or walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch.

The setting of Act I Scene I in A Midsummer Night's Dream is the palace of Theseus. Why is this setting important to the plot? A) It emphasizes the importance of marriage to the people of Athens since Theseus is about to be wed.

What textbook section would you use to identify the books and articles the author used or referred to in writing the book