<em>Answer:</em> <em>The author's word choice help to express the tone of the excerpt since The negative connotations of the words "tensely," "clutching," and "sizzled" give the excerpt a tone of nervousness.</em>
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Answer:
answer is rainsford.....option c
Files on Parade was how they took count in the military.
Color sergeant is an officer that encouraged men in battle and keep an eye over them
To show emphasis you would want a mire dramatic word in there such as choice B, I Must think I have mastered French pronunciation. The other words fit the sentence but do not emphasis the main point.
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