Multiple Choice Question
Read the following sentence from the passage "A Gift of Admiration."
What they may not know is that creating the statue took many years and effort to complete.
How should the sentence be revised to create a more formal tone?
A.
To many the creation of the statue was not known because it took many years and much effort to complete.
B.
What many do not know, is that creating the statue took many years and much effort to complete.
C.
Not known by them, is that the creation of the statue took lots of years and much effort to complete.
D.
Creating the statue, many do not know that it took many years and much effort to complete.
B. What many do not know, is that creating the statue took many years and much effort to complete.
B. What many do not know, is that creating the statue took many years and much effort to complete.
To revise the sentence to create a more formal tone, we should use proper grammar, avoid contractions, and use more formal language.
From the given options, the sentence that best accomplishes this is option B: "What many do not know is that creating the statue took many years and much effort to complete."
This sentence maintains the intended meaning while removing the use of contractions and using more formal language. It also maintains proper subject-verb agreement and sentence structure.