It would be B Neutral tone, Literal. Ok to the reason it would be neutral is because it isn’t like positive or negative, it is just simply stating that the snake discovered in the woodshed was nearly seven feet long. And it would be literal because there isn’t like a hidden meaning in the sentence that you have to think about or like any figurative like such as similes or metaphors. It is telling us there is that there was literally a snake discovered hiding in the woodshed that was nearly 7 feet long
The correct answer is D): The author argues that, despite the cost, the group most likely to be advocates for the thermometer pill are parents of athletes.
In the excerpt, the author claims that parents are willing to spend the $50.00 that a pill costs if it helps them protect their childrens lives on hot days.
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The setting of a story help the reader better understand the character's personality by showing and giving details of what the character does in the setting.