PLEASE ANSWER! TIME LIMITED!! How can the author use connotation to give this excerpt a more formal tone? "Contestants can give their proposals to the judges by completing an application form." A. Change "proposals" to "ideas."
B. Change "Contestants" to "Applicants."
C. Change "completing" to "filling out."
D. Change "can give" to "may submit."

What excerpt from a student essay maintains the most objective tone

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women

How does the reputation of the author convey authority? from ''city upon a hill''