Question

Identify the change in the line/ phrase which best suits a diary entry-
Younger brother’s birthday party
a)Jimmy, my younger brother, celebrated his birthday today. Since I had organized the party
b)On this memorable day, I celebrated the birthday of my younger brother.
c)It was Jimmy’s birthday today and I had a great time organizing his party.
d)Jimmy’s birthday was celebrated today and I had felt happy then.

Answer 1

Hint: A writer jots down his thoughts, feelings, and opinions in a diary. We use informal language to focus on the personal situations and events of a person’s life.

Complete answer:

 A diary refers to a collection of pages in a diary or a journal that we write according to specific dates and times.
In the given question; We know that it is the writer’s younger brother’s birthday party.
Now, let’s look at the given options-
Option a- ‘Jimmy, my younger brother, celebrated his birthday today. Since I had organized the party’ has been written in a formal language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘On this memorable day, I celebrated the birthday of my younger brother.’ has been written in a formal language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘It was Jimmy’s birthday today and I had a great time organizing his party.’ has been written in an informal language. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option d- ‘Jimmy’s birthday was celebrated today and I had felt happy then.’ has been expressed in a formal language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note: A diary is written in the first-person format, because we, as the writer describe the subject’s feelings and emotions to nobody, but ourselves and the inanimate diary.