Question

Which best revises these sentences to create a more formal style and tone? the benin plaques are important, and people should recognize that they are incredible works of art. they also happen to document two vital moments of euro-african contact, one of which was peaceful and one of which was not. i think the benin plaques should be cherished for tons of reasons, namely because they are prized works of art that document two prominent points of euro-african contact. one was peaceful, and the other was awful. the benin plaques are important for many reasons, but namely because they document two prominent points of euro-african contact, one of which was peaceful and the other not. cherished for many reasons, the benin plaques are on the map because they are triumphant works of art. they document two pretty important moments of euro-african contact. one was peaceful. the other was not?

Answer 1

The sentence that has a more formal style and tone is: the benin plaques are important for many reasons, but namely because they document two prominent points of euro-african contact, one of which was peaceful and the other not.

Formal style implies getting rid of informal language and language that is usually used when speaking. The other options given contain informal phrases which are usually found in spoken discourse like "happen to document", "tons of reasons" and "are on the map".

Answer 2

The Benin plaques should be cherished for many reasons, but namely because they document two prominent points of euro-African contact, one of which was peaceful and the other not.