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read the passage.
ida tarbell's exposé of the john d. rockefeller oil company revealed that the company had been rigging oil prices and using illegal business practices to cripple competition. tarbell's work sparked public outrage and gave birth to "muckraking" (journalists who investigated and attacked leaders and institutions that appeared to be corrupt).
excerpt from the history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell
read this sentence from the excerpt:
many of the pittsburgh refiners made a valiant fight to get rates on their oil which would enable them to run independently.
how does the language of this sentence affect its tone?
a) the explicit mention of pittsburgh injects a tone of local pride.
b) the phrase "enable them to run independently" creates a tone of anxiety or worry about the smaller companies.
c) the phrase "rates on their oil" reinforces the passage's businesslike tone.
d) the words "valiant fight" create an admiring tone.
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Ответ:
D) The words "valiant fight" help create an admiring tone.
Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. In the given excerpt the phrase "valiant fight" used to describe the actions of the Pittsburgh refiners, helps to create a tone of admiration towards them.
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The Native American boys were referred as “good for nothing” when they returned home from attending a white college because they had completely forgotten all their hunting skills and native language.
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