Question

select the correct answer.

charles wrote the following sentence in a comparative analysis of act 5, scene 3 from the winters tale and ovids \pygmalion and galatea.\

while both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, i prefer shakespeares play because it presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while ovids story presents a simpler and more boring view of love.

how can charles best revise the sentence to use an objective tone?

while both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, i prefer shakespeares play because it presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while ovids story presents a simpler and more limited view of love.

while both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, i prefer shakespeares play because it presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while ovids story presents a simpler view of love.

while both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, shakespeares play presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while ovids story presents a simpler and more limited view of love.

while both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, shakespeares play presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while ovids story presents a simpler and more boring view of love.

Explanation:

Identify subjective elements in the original sentence

The original sentence contains subjective, first-person language ("I prefer") and highly biased, non-academic descriptors ("more boring"). To achieve an objective, academic tone, these personal preferences and informal, judgmental words must be removed.

Evaluate the answer choices for objectivity

• Option 1 retains the first-person preference "I prefer" and is therefore not objective.
• Option 2 also retains "I prefer" and is not objective.
• Option 3 removes "I prefer" (changing it to a direct comparison of the plays) and replaces the informal, subjective word "boring" with "limited," which is a more neutral, analytical descriptor.
• Option 4 removes "I prefer" but retains the highly subjective and informal word "boring."

Select the best revision

Option 3 is the only choice that successfully eliminates both the first-person perspective ("I prefer") and the biased, informal language ("boring"), replacing them with objective, academic phrasing.

Answer:

• (A) While both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, I prefer Shakespeare's play because it presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while Ovid's story presents a simpler and more limited view of love.
• (B) While both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, I prefer Shakespeare's play because it presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while Ovid's story presents a simpler view of love.
• (C) While both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, Shakespeare's play presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while Ovid's story presents a simpler and more limited view of love. (Correct answer)
• (D) While both stories have merit and treat the subject of love, Shakespeare's play presents a more realistic and applicable view of love, while Ovid's story presents a simpler and more boring view of love.