Which choice best replaces the underlined word? more terrifying more frightening more concerning more suspenseful

To make her language more formal and objective Rina could replace the word scarier for more suspenseful.

In formal language colloquialisms are usually not used, a colloquialism is a word normally used in spoken English, therefore, more terrifying, frightening or concerning would not be proper answers.

Explanation:

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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