this excerpt is from a book report written for a high school english class.
harry potter and the half-blood prince is the latest novel in j. k. rowling's harry
potter series. it is the next-to-last installment in a planned seven-book series.
readers have had to wait two years for this book. this new book begins where
harry potter and the order of the phoenix ends. it pulls together plot lines and story
twists from all the previous harry potter books. dark and twisting, this novel rocks.
which sentence is too informal for the report?
"it pulls together plot lines and story twists from all the previous harry potter books."
"readers have had to wait two years for this book”
“this new book besins where harry potter and the order of the phoenix end”
"dark and twisting this novel rocks”

"Dark and twisting, this novel rocks."

Explanation:

"rocks" is in informal description of great, and is not appropriate for a book report.

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