Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.

I said earlier that the decadence of our language is probably curable. Those who deny this would argue, if they produced an argument at all, that language merely reflects existing social conditions, and that we cannot influence its development by any direct tinkering with words and constructions. So far as the general tone or spirit of a language goes, this may be true, but it is not true in detail. Silly words and expressions have often disappeared, not through any evolutionary process but owing to the conscious action of a minority. Two recent examples were explore every avenue and leave no stone unturned, which were killed by the jeers of a few journalists.

How does Orwell use evidence to support the underlined claim?

a. He provides statistics showing the number of times a silly word is used.
b. He quotes an expert who gives suggestions on eliminating useless language.
c. He poses a hypothetical situation in which simple language is used.
d. He gives an example of two phrases that lost popularity with writers.

D). He gives an example of two phrases that lost popularity with writers.

Explanation:

The authors provide a variety of evidence (factual or logical information, statistical data, etc.) to substantiate their claim and establish the credibility of their claim.

In the given excerpt, Orwell provides 'an illustration of two phrases 'explore every avenue' and 'leave no stone unturned' that lost popularity with writers'. This illustration reasonably backs his claim that 'Silly words and expressions often get disappeared not because of a specific evolutionary process but because of the conscious action of the minority' that assists the readers to accept and believe in his claim. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

he will find out what went wrong or happened and how.