AP English Language and Composition 8.1 Passage Drill
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AP English Language and Composition 8.1 Passage Drill. What best describes the authorial tone in this passage?
AP English Language and Composition | Passage Drill |
Language | English Language |
Tone and Point of View | Tone |
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well here we go Patching haven't looked on and on
weed Bryan hayes mecca melanie a neighbour in american society
this goes on and on doesn't aren't can't philosopher candor
here's our question what best describes the authority tone in
this passage and here the potential answers are full of
grease mother resentful is a pretty strong word that suggests
feelings of bitterness and anger based on a perception of
being treated unfairly Well at no point in the reading
does that tone suggest the author feels bitter or angry
She just seems a bit annoyed both since her feelings
or less intense than bitterness and anger answer is clearly
not what we're looking for and since we've established that
the authors tone isn't very angry we can knock out
any other answers that contain that word as well Audio's
seat how about b Is our author critical but hopeful
Well when someone is critical about something they tend to
express their disapproval In her first sense the author suggests
that when a european visits america a siri's of tyranny
is set in action against them to say that anyone
who visits america faces tyranny or oppressiveness sounds pretty critical
unless they happen to take a detour of the d
m v voting in line forty She uses such words
as annoying irk sameness and stubborn those sound like judgmental
words to us not to mention they kind of staying
and let's not forget the second part of the answer
hopeful As we read the last paragraph the author suggests
that if american can get over itself and the rest
of europe might be willing to welcome one of the
finest countries on earth into european fellowship good american this
might not sound all that great but to a british
travel author there's nothing a young and fresh faced country
like ours could hope for more That makes me the
correct answer and who knows Maybe the author just needs
to find some common ground with america May we suggest 00:02:04.96 --> [endTime] a board game night