<em>Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?</em>
<em>The correct answer is D. Sympathetic</em>
- <em>The word that best describes the tone is sympathetic. When the driver says, “Times are changed, don’t you know?” is looking for a change in the mind of his listener. He is trying to cause a reaction so that the listener makes sense of the reality. In the sentence, “Get your three dollars a day, feed your kids” The driver is asking his listener to do the actions that matter, he is asking the listener not to deviate from the path that is going to take him or her to live day by day. During the complete excerpt, the driver is showing compassion and sensitivity to the listener’s emotions.</em>
Answer:
1. Try to do it <u><em>yourself</em></u>.
2. She learned speaking English <u><em>herself</em></u>.
3. The student worked out the sum <u><em>himself/ herself</em></u>.
4. I want to meet the Headmaster <em><u>himself</u></em>.
5. I run the business <em><u>myself</u></em>.
6. I am looking for this color <em><u>itself</u></em>.
7. He did it <em><u>himself</u></em>.
Explanation:
Self pronouns are those personal reflexive pronouns that end in -self/-selves. They are used to reflect the personal pronouns in the sentence when it refers to the same subject/ noun of the verb in the sentence.
1. Try to do it <em><u>yourself</u></em>.
2. She learned speaking English <em><u>herself</u></em>.
3. The student worked out the sum <em><u>himself/ herself</u></em>.
4. I want to meet the Headmaster <em><u>himself</u></em>.
5. I run the business <em><u>myself</u></em>.
6. I am looking for this color <em><u>itself</u></em>.
7. He did it <u><em>himself</em></u>.
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