sentence 1
amongst the most violent against him was mrs. bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.

sentence 2
mrs. bennet didn't like the way he acted because he slighted one of her daughters.
what effect does replacing sentence 1 with sentence 2 have on the tone of the sentence?
a) the sentence would be more formal.
b) the sentence would be less general.
c) the sentence would be less critical.
d) the sentence would contain more humor.

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Read this sentence from "the wife's lament

Which statement best completes its flow of reasoning