Read this excerpt from "the open boat" by stephen crane": "oh, well," said the captain, soothing his children, "we'll get ashore all right." but there was that in his tone which made them think, so the oiler quoth: "yes! if this wind holds! " the cook was bailing: "yes! if we don't catch hell in the surf.

Which is not among the style choices a writer would use, if he or she is trying to establish a formal writing style/

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.

Which statement is not true about run-on sentences? a. a run-on sentence has more than one clause. b. one way to correct a run-on sentence is to add a joining word c. one way to correct a run-on sentence is to add an appropriate punctuation mark. d. a run-on sentence has only one clause.