Answer: C. were
The verb "were" is the correct verb to be used in this sentence because of the time element denoting that the action has already been done. "Were" is the past tense of "be verb" are. The complete sentence looks like this " In the past, women were denied the right to vote.
In order to make a Reported Speech from this direct speech that is an order or command, the speaker should follow the following pattern:
Person + told/order + indirect object + to + verb (infinitive form)
He told Carol to take this.
Answer:
"The phone call from the admissions office made me ecstatic."
*the commas are quite unnecessary.
Breathing hope this helps
Tone in rhetoric is how your writing is conveyed. The type of attitude that you portray. Rhetoric contains many devices such as foreshadowing, flashback, repetition, etc. Tone can be considered one of those devices as it can sway the reader and the writer can use it as what is called a 'Rhetorical strategy' to influence the reader.
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