Answer:
The writers feared getting trouble
Explanation:
Writers had to use hard-to-understand formats to put all the statements they wanted without fear of going through trouble. This is because writers often wrote works in which they criticized governments, the nobles or powerful people. These criticisms caused writers to be persecuted and sometimes even arrested and tortured for their aggressive opinions about certain behaviors and actions. Using hard-to-understand formats, criticism sometimes went unnoticed and only noticed by the most curious and intelligent readers. That kept the writers safe.
The research question serves two purposes: It determines where and what kind of research the writer will be looking for. It identifies the specific objectives the study or paper will address.
The answer is their because "the girls" is plural, meaning more than 1 girl is being addressed. Therefore, the answer cannot be her.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The best revision that removes the informal language from the passage would be to change only sentence 2 to "This class has given me the opportunity to build skills such as answering phones professionally and using spreadsheets and databases."