multiple choice question, is the answer C?

Identify the best way to fill in the blanks to achieve a tone and level of standard English appropriate for academic writing.
Trying to email photographs can be _ if the files are too large, but posting them online removes some of the _.
A.
a hassle/aggro
B.
totally aggravating/hassle
C.
a real pain/hassle
D.
difficult/nuisance

I wouldnt say the answer is C for academic writing because I'm not sure "a real pain" would be used in formal writing -it's more clang/colloquial.
I say D
-hope that helps

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honeycomblistless honeycomblistless · Answer 2 · 2019-01-04T14:01:00+01:00

Taking into account the specifications, I'd say that the best option to fill in the blanks to achieve a tone and level of standard English appropriate for academic writing is D.

Even though sentence B contains an adverb making the sentence a bit more formal, "aggravating" and "hassle" are informal words. The same happens with A and B. Therefore, I think that "difficult" and "nuisance" are the best choice. This is the case because "difficult" is a neutral word and "nuisance" is the most formal of them all.