Question

Which sentence would be inappropriate in a piece of research writing with a formal tone?

A: Baseball is often called the national pastime of the United States.

B: Baseball is popular at all levels of age and skill and in many different areas of the world.

C: American obsession with baseball is pretty ridiculous.

D: It's a sport that combines many different physical and mental talents.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

A formal tone helps establish the writer's respect for the audience and suggests that the writer is serious about his or her topic. It is the kind of tone that educated people use when communicating with other educated people. Most academic writing uses a formal tone.

So any sentence that would pretty much be easier to understand like C, is inappropriate as a sentence in research writing.

Answer 2

American obsession with baseball is pretty ridiculous.

Step-by-step explanation:

C would be inappropiate because it states an opinion, and it is in a informal tone.

Research writing should only contain facts, not opinions.