"Overall, the author would have been very successful at achieving his purpose if you were even slightly versed on the topic. Unf
ortunately, I have no background in this topic, and I found the essay way too overwhelming to read." The tone of the passage above can be described as: a) detached b) defiant c) critical d) instructive
Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the word that best describes the tone of the passage, is the corresponding to option C: critical, because the speaker is criticizing the essay by saying that it is "to overwhelming to read."
They are distributed around the global oceans. They live in the temperature and tropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and every sea that has this kind of waters.
