Question

Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya’s essay “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”

Tortillas and poetry. They go hand in hand. Books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. Our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . . .

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. I travel to foreign countries, and I know more about myself as I learn more about my fellow human beings. Censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.

Which phrase from the excerpt uses formal English?
A) “many of us enjoy sampling books”
B) “that activity can be justified by no one”
C) “as we know more and more”
D) “the breads of many many groups”

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) "that activity can be justified by no one".

That is the only option written in formal English, as it uses correct grammar and standard English. The other sentences use informal language, as they are written the way they would be spoken: "know more and more", instead of "increasingly more", for example.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. “that activity can be justified by no one”

Explanation:

Edge 2021