Answer and Explanation:
Missionary Warner, even frightened by the situation and tempted to fight the bandit and take the gun from his hands, was gentle and as calm as possible. He spoke to the bandit cordially, trying not to show anxiety and fear. He was so friendly that he asked if the bandit would accept a cup of tea, which he had prepared himself.
Answer:
It can be both, because the definition of blithe is “showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.” And that is negative, but the other definition is “happy or joyous.” Which is positive
Explanation:
I'd choose this dialogue to revise your sentence:
<span>“Did you hear?” I asked them. “My painting got selected! Exciting, right?” I smiled. “Especially given that I felt so incompetent at the beginning and that the competition was ruthless!”
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It feels like the option that best uses the dialogue to improve this sentence, because the other options are either too informal or just the same sentence as the original one.
Simple sentence because it doesn’t contain any commas but it has a conjunction
