Question

(1) The Mayas and the Aztecs grew "chocolate" trees near

their homes. (2) The seeds from the trees were really cool.
(3) They were used in place of money. (4) They were also
used to make a chocolate drink.
How should the underlined words be written so that sentence 2 has the right
tone?
O A. Were totally useful
B. Had great value
C. Had a ton of uses
D. Were way important

Answer 1

B. Had great value

Step-by-step explanation:

The words that are underlined in sentence 2 are were really cool. This type of language, which we usually use in everyday conversations with our friends, isn't used in informational texts, i.e. texts that give us information about a certain topic. Instead, we should use more formal language. The best substitute would be the words had great value.

Option A is incorrect because it also contains informal language (totally useful - very useful would be better).

Option C also isn't formal enough (had a ton of uses - had many uses is a better version).

Option D is incorrect because the given combination of words isn't correct. Something can't be way important. It can just be very important.

This is why option B is correct.