“Mary clanged two glasses together, rudely interrupting the conversations going on around her. But why should she care? She was
clearly the most interesting person in the room. Once she had the attention of the room, she rose slowly from her seat flaunting her new dress and making sure everyone could see her overly showy jewelry. She stood as still as a statue with all eyes on her. She finally simply said ‘thank you for coming,’ her words biting the ears of all who heard them. She then sat down satisfied with her actions.” What is the author’s tone towards Mary? A. She is elegant
B. She is beautiful
C. She is depressing
D. She is snobbish
<em>"rudely</em>", "<em>overly showy</em>", and "<em>biting the ears of all who heard them</em>" aren't things the author would say or mention if she were "elegant" or "beautiful". This doesn't seem to portray her as a depressing person either.
The clanging of the two glasses together make her seem entitled (since it only shows that the believes that what she has to say is much more important than other peoples' conversations). The overly showy jewelry probably means she wants to seem above everyone else in some way, which is the definition of a snob.
Colons. The colon is a stronger punctuation mark than the semicolon. As a result, within sentences, it is used only after a complete sentence--never after a dependent clause or phrase.
