Contemptuous refers to a person or thing that shows contempt: a contemptuous look, a contemptuous laugh.
I would suggest using an adverb.
She asked her contemptuously ...
1. Science fiction <u>fascinates</u> me. action verb
2. Space movies <u>are</u> the best. linking verb
3. The special effects <u>are </u>awesome! linking verb
4. The captain <u>vanishes.
</u><u> </u>action verb
5. We<u> find </u>him on a planet. action
6. His ship<u> flashes</u> past the stars. action verb
Here is the list: Be, am, is, are, was, were, has been, any other form of the verb “be”, become, and seem. There are other verbs that can be both linking verbs and action verbs. All of the sense verbs; look, smell, touch, appear, sound, taste, and feel can be linking verbs.
Answer: B. Peaceful
Explanation: The tone is peaceful. The tone helps to develop the theme that compassion can come from unexpected people and places.
Odysseus checks their loyalty to him then shows them the scar on his foot to prove that it is him, he then promises to treat them as Telemachus' (his son) if they fight by his side.