The writer wants to ensure that the underlined portion of sentence 2 (reproduced below) is consistent with the predominant style of the passage. While the answer may once have been yes-billions of years ago when Mars was warmer and wetter-the hostile conditions on the planet have long since made it apparently uninhabitable Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

A) as it is now
b) super nasty
c) distinctly unlovely
d) utterly unpropitious
e) yucky

The term “hostile” matches the formal style and tone of the passage overall and is an appropriate term to use in describing the environment of a planet.

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JackelineCasarez JackelineCasarez · Answer 2 · 2021-12-21T12:53:36+01:00

The choice that most effectively fulfills the author's goal of allowing the highlighted part of the sentence remains consistent with the passage's style would be:

A) (as it is now)

The underlined part of the sentence involves the correct usage of the adjective "hostile" to proffer a formal and legal stylistic pattern to the passage.
In order to allow the passage to remain formal, the underlined part must be left the way it is without any alteration.
The use of descriptive words like 'nasty,' 'lovely,' 'yucky,' etc. may affect its formality and make give it an informal or casual sense.

Thus, option A is the correct answer.

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