Read this excerpt from mayor seth low's speech at the opening of the brooklyn bridge. gentlemen of the trustees—with profound satisfaction, on behalf of the city of brooklyn, i accept the completed bridge. fourteen times the earth has made its great march through the heavens since the work began. the vicissitudes of fourteen years have tried the courage and the faith of engineers and of people. low's style is formal; he uses complex words that are appropriate for the ceremony, and his purpose is to inform his audience. formal; he uses academic language because his purpose is to teach the scientific facts behind the building of the bridge. informal; he uses casual language because his purpose is to persuade the audience. informal; he uses humorous language, and his purpose is to entertain the audience.

Which is the comparative degree of the word tall? a. taller b. tallest

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?

Which words indicate a text is written i the first-person? a. she, her, hers b. they, them, theirs c. he, him, his d. i, me, my