Identify the following sample.

among the themes stressed by emerson in his writings, transcendentalism, nature, and the essential goodness of humanity are pre-eminent.

general
formal
informal
nonstandard

Formal

This excerpt is an example of formal writing. There are several ways in which we can identify this characteristic. The excerpt discusses an academic topic, which is a literary analysis of Emerson's writing. Moreover, the sample uses formal words, such as "stress" and "pre-eminent."

From the given options of answers, the correct answer is option 1, Formal English. This excerpt is a great example of formal writing.

Explanation:

The excerpt is discussing a topic related to academics, which is an analysis of Emerson's writing. The sample uses formal words, such as "stress" and "pre-eminent." making it a very formal type of writing Formal English is a type of English communication in which the way of communication is mostly used in business communication or in a professional setup.

Where the vocabulary will be changed based on the level of professionalism or based on the formality. General English is a type of English which is used on a day to day basis y everyone who can communicate in English, still maintaining the vocabulary aspect.

Informal English is the type of English in which words such as “wanna”,”gonna” are used and this type is mostly used while you’re communicating with someone who is not a professional or who’s your friend. Non Standard English is used when there’s a specific purpose for writing it.