Question

The little one-cylinder water-cooled motors weren't real dependable; they'd take you out but seldom brought you back. So Dad started looking for a better one. The Sears catalog offered a little one-horsepower, lightweight, air-cooled motor. It wasn't much bigger than an old-time coffeepot, but Dad finally got up enough nerve to order one. from Totch: A Life in the Everglades by Loren G. "Totch" Brown Which word best describes the style of this passage? A. serious B. informal C. formal D. scholarly

Answer 1

B. informal

There are a few different clues to let you know that this passage has an informal tone. Informal tone sounds like a conversation. The author's use of the word you contributes to the informal tone of the passage. Also the sentence "So Dad started looking for a better one" has key markers of an informal tone. Using Dad as if the reader would know who "Dad" is, as well as the sentence's lack of a full complete idea