AP English Language and Composition 8.1 Passage Drill

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