What detracts from the academic nature of the following sentence?It is now finally time for us as fellow South Africans to unite around the matter of free housing for our destitute countrymen. A. Informal vocabulary B. Emotivity C. Concise writing D. The active voice

Select the correct text in the passage.Which sentence best expresses the central idea that South Africa is working to transition from a difficult past?Inaugural Addressby Nelson Mandela (excerpt)Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Guests, Comrades and Friends.Today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty.Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.All this we owe both to ourselves and to the peoples of the world who are so well represented here today.Reset Next

What is the consequence of the following statement? “Reconciliation efforts have sought to heal the wounds of the past and foster national unity.” (Paragraph 3 sentence 6) A. All South Africans can now live together in peace and harmony. B. All South Africans are now free and can enjoy living in their country as one. C. All South Africans now have one common identity that binds them together. D. All South Africans now have equal rights, opportunities and responsibility to building a better unified country. E. All of the answers provided are correct.

What is the consequence of the following statement? “Reconciliation efforts have sought to heal the wounds of the past and foster national unity.” (Paragraph 3 sentence 6) A. All South Africans can now live together in peace and harmony. B. All South Africans are now free and can enjoy living in their country as one. C. All South Africans now have one common identity that binds them together. D. All South Africans now have equal rights, opportunities and responsibility to building a better unified country.

Read these sentences from Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address.We would also like to pay tribute to our security forces, in all their ranks, for the distinguished role they have played in securing our first democratic elections and the transition to democracy, from blood-thirsty forces which still refuse to see the light.The time for the healing of the wounds has come.The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come.The time to build is upon us.How does Mandela use syntax to achieve his purpose here? A. He repeats short sentences to create a critical or urgent tone. B. He repeats his beliefs to encourage people to forget the past. C. He uses short sentences to make an appeal to simpler times. D. He repeats complicated concepts to establish his credibility.

Within the academic context, what is wrong with the register of the following sentence?We as South Africans that are living here in South Africa will have to think long and deep about our precious future before it is over and done with.  A. It makes use of everyday language and is wordy. B. It is overly subjective and makes use of the passive voice. C. Pronouns like "us" may never be used in academic texts. D. It is repetitive, emotional, and there is a lack of logic.