Answer:
Flashbulbs went off, social media began buzzing, and the two toy store owners smiled from ear-to-ear.
With the help of her grandson, Andre, they rebuilt the toy store into a fantastical delight
Explanation:
Complete Question:
Which two sentences from the passage best convey a tone of wonder?
Flashbulbs went off, social media began buzzing, and the two toy store owners smiled from ear-to-ear. However, Margot's daughter began to skimp on costs. It was a jovial tradition passed down to her daughter. With the help of her grandson, Andre, they rebuilt the toy store into a fantastical delight. And with one mighty tug, the new displays beamed out to the overcrowded square.
The tone is used in writing to tell readers' the attitude employed by the writer, through the writing styles and use(choice) of words to convey the writer's mindset or emotion. Therefore, the tone of wonder is simply the tone that makes the story captivating or surprising about a certain situation that influences readers' reactions.
These two sentences :
<em>Flashbulbs went off, social media began buzzing, and the two toy store owners smiled from ear-to-ear.</em>
<em>With the help of her grandson, Andre, they rebuilt the toy store into a fantastical delight; </em>convey a tone of wonder in the passage. Here the author describes the action of the store owner in a vivid way leading the readers to wonder why the store owners are widely smiling and lastly the author paints a sense of wonder that follows the building of the toy store.
The correct answers are as follows:
1. The word in bold is CLOYD. The literary meaning of cloy'd is excessive supply of something that is initially good or pleasant. The word nearest in meaning to cloy'd among the given option is OVER SENTIMENTAL. To be over sentimental is to be overly or excessively emotional.
2.The word in bold is HALF IMPAIRED.
The nearest word in meaning to half impaired in the options given is PARTIALLY DAMAGED. To be half impaired means to be weakened or reduced either in strength or quality. The same meaning applies to partially damaged. To be partially damaged is to be reduced in value, usefulness, beauty or other good qualities.
3. The word in bold is LOTH.
The nearest word in meaning to loth is RELUCTANT OR UNWILLING. The word loth is used to describe a state of reluctance or unwillingness. Loth refers to an unwillingness to do something that is contrary to one belief or principle. Loth is normally used as an adjective in sentences.
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The supposed reason for telling a story about a sort of indignity or humiliation may be to embrace the experience and to realize that you are not alone- IAmMike
<span>In those quotations from the story, author is using both direct and indirect
characterization. Direct characterization is when author directly states what characters are like and indirect characterization shows personality of a character
through speech, looks, actions, thought and effects on others. In the first quotation
author is using direct characterization through stating how character looks and states her actions –
Della is slender and she has mastered the arts. In second quotation author also uses direct characterization through looks and actions – Madam is large, too
white, chilly and she hardly looks at ‘Sofronie. In the third quotation, Madam’s
characterization is indirectly shown through her action and speech – she bidded
twenty dollars by lifting her hand. An in the fourth quotation indirect
characterization is shown through actions – he looked the watch on the sly.</span>
