Looking at both passages, there is much we can eliminate to help us find the answer. In the first choice, we have no humor or defensive tones, so that is not the answer. Looking at the third answer, there most certainly is an emotional tone in Nye’s piece, so that answer is incorrect. In the fourth answer, Anaya’s piece does not have a neutral tone like a news report, so the second answer of an explanation and soothing tone is the best answer.
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In the given excerpt, the detail that best conveys a mood of 'loneliness' would be 'The correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans'
D. to relate a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence. Example: A girl from home. The preposition 'from' shows the relationship between the girl and home.
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Please ask questions that make more sense!
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