Question

Which sentence uses formal language?
Responses

A ‘It was given me by Sylvia Ward, whose portrait hangs yonder…’‘It was given me by Sylvia Ward, whose portrait hangs yonder…’

B ‘You might as well ask whether an old woman’s wrinkled face could ever bloom again.’‘You might as well ask whether an old woman’s wrinkled face could ever bloom again.’

C There were three white-bearded gentlemen, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, and a withered gentlewoman, whose name was the Widow Wycherly. There were three white-bearded gentlemen, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, and a withered gentlewoman, whose name was the Widow Wycherly.

D The sunshine came through the window, between the heavy festoons of two faded damask curtains, and fell directly across this vase; so that a mild splendor was reflected from it on the ashen visages of the five old people who sat around.

Answer 1

The sentence that uses formal language is:

**A** ‘It was given me by Sylvia Ward, whose portrait hangs yonder…’

This sentence employs an elevated diction and structure typical of formal language, including the phrase "hangs yonder," which has an archaic tone.