Select the sentence that best represents effective diction for a romantic story:

a. she put her hand on the doorknob, but she hesitated, her fingers trembling and her heart racing.
b. the trail of clues had led her here, where she knew the culprit had to be hiding out from the police.
c. there was no time to lose; she grabbed the doorknob and yanked the door open to get away.
d. finally she had arrived, and she knew she only had to reach out and knock to meet her happy fate.

Subject: save the whales! dear professor crest, i know you are really busy and everything, but i was hoping that you could spend more time thinking about how to save the whales. it’s up to us to speak up on their behalf. it’s really wrong that some amusement parks use these poor, defenseless animals for recreational purposes. this must be stopped, and you’re the person to do it! ttyl, jules which revisions would make this e-mail more formal? check all that apply. a. removing the contractions b. removing the exclamation points c. removing the salutation d. removing the slang and casual speech e. removing the information about amusement parks