Question

(the passage below is a draft.)(1) given their growing popularity, many people are convinced that emojis are or will become a genuine, independent language. (2) however, while emojis have a growing—and perhaps indispensable—role in modern communication, they will never become a language of their own.(3) some people have actually tried to force emojis to act as a language. (4) in fact, graphic designer joe hale went so far as to \translate\ all of alice in wonderland into emojis. (5) the fact that one needs to
ead\ hales version alongside the printed text of the original, however, demonstrates the fact that emojis simply do not function in the same way words do. (6) instead, emojis are icons that, as linguist vyvyan evans points out, \do not constitute a language because they do not have a grammar that allows them to be combined into more complex units of meaning.\(7) the power of emojis, and the likely reason for their popularity, is that they add context and nuance to written communication. (8) when we are speaking to other people, according to evans, \70% of the meaning . . . comes from non-verbal cues.\ (9) those cues (inflection and tone, body language, facial expressions, etc.) are not available in written communications, which can lead to misunderstandings. (10) emojis were invented to minimize those misunderstandings, and as e-mails, text messages, and social media posts have become more and more common, the implementation of emojis has gone through the roof. (11) even in 2015 there were already 6 billion emojis sent in text messages every day!(12) as we communicate more using our computers and phones, we are likely to see more emojis, though the list of fun facts on qzesti emoji.org reminds us that emojis arethe writer wants sentence 10 (reproduced below) to be consistent with the tone and style of the passage.emojis were invented to minimize those misunderstandings, and as e-mails, text messages, and social media posts have become more and more common, the implementation of emojis has gone through the roof.which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 10 best accomplishes this goal?a (as it is now)b use of emojis has gone way, way upc usage of emojis has truly mushroomedd use of emojis has soared

Explanation:

The original passage has a formal, informative tone. Option D uses clear, concise, formal language that matches this tone while accurately conveying the rapid growth of emoji use, which aligns with the context of the passage. The other options use overly casual or colloquial phrasing that does not fit the passage's style.

Answer:

D. use of emojis has soared