The speaker of okita’s poem likes to eat american things like hot dogs.

which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary?

a. the speaker of the poem prefers japanese food to american food.
b. the narrator of the poem likes hot dogs, which are considered a typical american food.
c. the poem’s narrator likes to eat junk food and hot dogs, just like most kids.
d. the speaker of the poem likes to eat american foods, not japanese foods.

The best revision of the sentence using academic vocabulary is the following one:

B. The narrator of the poem likes hot dogs, which are considered a typical American food.

Explanation:

After the comma, there is a relative pronoun (which) referring to what was mentioned previously (hot dogs). Next, passive voice is used (are considered). Both relative pronouns and passive voice are often used in formal, academic writing. In terms of vocabulary, the noun "things" should certainly be avoided, since it is far too vague and informal. That being said, "typical American food" is much better than "American things" if one wants to sound academic.

i think its a.

an ugly duckling is teased by the other ducklings. when she grows up, however, the ducklings discover that she is a beautiful swan