I think it's C.) Ability to see deeply.
Because a negative tone would include words such as "not", "can't", and/or "won't"
 
        
             
        
        
        
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research team included data from neighboring towns in order
to see if the water pollution was an isolated incident or more
widespread than previously thought. They did not have this data before because the towns had never shared pollution data with each
other until now.
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Linking verbs are verbs that function as a connection between a subject and its predicate . An example of linking verb is option B, His sneakers felt tight
B
His sneakers felt tight. Option B is correct because verb felt appeal to the sense of feeling which is a feature of linking verbs.
<h3>Further details on linking verbs</h3>
 The 'verb be' is the most common linking verb, However, other linking verbs include all the verbs that appeal to senses. 
Therefore, the answer is option B
learn more about linking verbs: brainly.com/question/350375
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
to introduce the claim
Explanation:
I'm a senior, and I've heard my English teacher say this a million times, the purpose of the introduction is to introduce a claim/viewpoint. Yes, you can introduce the author, but that isn't the PRIMARY purpose. The hook goes at the bottom of the introduction, but also isn't the primary purpose. The topic kind of goes throughout the essay.