Central Ideas and Context: Utopia — Cumulative exam

Question 14 • EPS English 4 A

Which sentence most effectively uses a formal style and tone?

Answer

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Europe was obsessed with finding a clock that could keep accurate time aboard a rocking ship.

Clockmaking was important to Britain. They relied heavily on trade by sea. They needed to find a clock that could keep accurate time.

As a maritime nation, Britain was particularly concerned with creating a clock that could keep accurate time, even when aboard a rolling ship.

I think it was smart that Britain focused on creating a clock that could keep accurate time under all circumstances. Look at the benefits.

Explanation

Choice C uses a formal, precise tone and presents the idea without personal opinion or conversational language. It clearly explains Britain’s concern with developing a clock that would keep accurate time aboard a ship. Choice D is informal and subjective, while A’s word “obsessed” is less neutral.

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