Soft tired tone because in the sentence you can get a vibe that he/she is tired.
Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened, but also for how long, and how often. Adverbs of time are invariable. They are extremely common in English. Adverbs of time have standard positions in a sentence depending on what the adverb of time is telling us
Mark Twain wants to add religious overtones (b)
Because St. Bernard is a dog but has a slightly religious name and a Presbyterian is a dog but also a British church.
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