Question

Read the sentence.

Mr. Richardson is shopping for the perfect shelf on which to display his bowling trophy.

How could a writer best revise this sentence to avoid overly formal language?

by inserting an adverb between the two parts of the infinitive
by switching from active voice to passive voice.
by choosing to end the sentence in a preposition
by switching from passive voice to active voice

Answer 1

Answer:

by choosing to end the sentence in a preposition

Explanation:

Mr. Richardson is shopping for the perfect shelf  which to display his bowling trophy on.

The adjectival clause: " on which..... trophy" can be written with the preposition at the begining, formal register, or it can be placed at the end, informal register.

Answer 2

The best approach to revise the sentence to avoid overly formal language is; by choosing to end the sentence in a preposition.

Ending sentences in a preposition

Although, ending a sentence with a preposition is not an error grammatically, the approach is a little less formal. In all forms of informal writing, it's perfectly okay to do so. However, when the objective is to sound very formal, a ending sentences with prepositions is not a good practice.

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