Which quotations from "the crab that played with the sea” convey a comic tone? (select two options.) a) "o my best beloved" b) "he took the elephant—all-the-elephant-there-was —and said, 'play at being an elephant.'" c) "all-the-cow-there-was . . licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time." d) "the great sea . . overflowed all the dark forests for miles and miles, and flooded the man’s house." e) "by and by the eldest magician met the man on the banks of the perak river."

The answer is options B and C.

B) "He took the Elephant—All-the-Elephant-there-was—and said, 'Play at being an Elephant.'"  

C) "All-the-Cow-there-was . . . licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time."

In literature, tone is the attitude of the author regarding an issue or audience. It is implied by the use of vocabulary and the perspective of the writer. In "The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling displays a comic mood meant to cause laughter when the Eldest Magician tells the animals to play at being themselves.

b and c !

Explanation:

in june, we will have been married for eighteen months. (i am assuming this is what you want? the sentence, as you have presented it, is grammatically incorrect--   you want it corrected, yes? )