The violin is a bowed string instrument that uses a bow to make a sound. 2Historians believe that the Arabian rabab and the rebec are the ancestors of the violin. 3These originated in the Middle East in the middle ages and then were played in Spain and France in the fifteenth century. 4Toward the end of the middle ages a bowed stringed instrument called a fiddle showed up in Europe. 5Meanwhile in the East, the Chinese ehru and morin khur, also relatives of the violin, evolved from the rabab.
Which edit should be made to maintain the formal style of the paragraph?
Responses
A Change “instrument” to “object” in sentence 1.Change “instrument” to “object” in sentence 1.
B Change “ancestors” to “elders” in sentence 2.Change “ancestors” to “elders” in sentence 2.
C Change “showed up” to “made its appearance” in sentence 4.Change “showed up” to “made its appearance” in sentence 4.
D Change “evolved” to “changed” in sentence 5.