5. author's tone - i thought of sylvia and evie and sandy and two-bit's many blondes.
they were the only kind of girls that would look at us, i thought. tough, loud girls
who wore too much eye makeup and giggled and swore too much.
the author's tone (through the narrator) seems to be: olively depressed odiscontent
now circle three words or phrases in the passage that best convey this tone.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

Which statement correctly describes the verb function in this sentence? the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as an adjective. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as an adjective.

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.