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Read the following sentences from "The Third Bank of the River."
"Father, you have been out there long enough. You are old... Come back, you don't have to do it anymore... Come back and I'll go instead. Right now, if you want. Any time. I'll get into the boat. I'll take your place."
Which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone?

A. Annoyed (I know it's not this one)
B. Desperate (It's either this one or D)
C. Determined (I really don't think this one)
D. Pleading (It's either this or B)
Thanks in advance! I'm in CA, English 2 A, 10th grade, U

Answer 1

I, too, am torn between D and B. The thing about Pleading is it sort of implicitly means desperate as well.
Is there a multiple answer option?

Answer 2

No, there's not. That's what is so confusing. The answers are basically saying the exact same thing. :/ Thank you for reading, though! :)

Answer 3

I am going to say B, The context suggests that the child is desperate for the father to stop working.

Answer 4

Yes, but at the same time, he is begging (pleading) for him to return. It's like, if it's one, it's subsequently the other. :(

Answer 5

I agree, this is a very badly-worded question. I'd talk to the teacher.

Answer 6

I stand corrected,It would be D, Remember different words in conjunction with other words builds a specific style of text for instance, "come back ill go instead" seems desperate and pleading while the following words " Right now, if you want" seem only pleading.

Answer 7

I, too, am leaning more towards Pleading than Desperate, but this is worth a large portion of my grade. :/ I may call my teacher too. I think a question on an assignment as heavy as this should be fair. This question doesn't really test comprehension skills accurately.

Answer 8

what grade?

Answer 9

Tell your teacher a thirteen-year-old on the internet says they're doing their job wrong, they'll correct it in no time :I

Answer 10

Tenth grade. It's online school, so the teacher didn't create the questions. :/

Answer 11

fitz

i can relate

Answer 12

about to turn 14 and am running own buisness under false name XD

Answer 13

I'm 14 in 10th grade, turn 15 in June, and have a business as well. XD One day we'll all meet and rule the world. I just know it. XP

Answer 14

email?

Answer 15

you selling stocks?

Answer 16

Yes. We will be the international coalition of midget geniuses.

Answer 17

XD

Answer 18

I sell a few paintings, now and then.
My profit margin is huge.

Answer 19

Seriously, what people will pay for pretty squares.

Answer 20

YAS! I'm 5'1"! XD MIDGET BUSINESS UNITE! I sell rubber band bracelets in stores and donate some to charity. Also huge margins. :3

Answer 21

GG

Answer 22

My margins are 90% profit 10% expense. Includes over 400 a week in expenses so multiply that times 9 and there's my weekly profit XD

Answer 23

XD

Answer 24

lol guess the buisness

Answer 25

Magic.

Answer 26

i mass produce hotdogs that taste awesome and cook in under 30 seconds

Answer 27

You sell magic.

Answer 28

Ooh! Yah! Magic! Totes!

Answer 29

:O Wow... That's pretty swag.

Answer 30

Ah. Magic.

Answer 31

LOL still pretty magical

Answer 32

Hot dogs are magic.

Answer 33

they fly off the shelves

Answer 34

What's the business name?

Answer 35

Gtg guys! I have a test to fail! Peace! XD

Answer 36

Perfect midnight snack

Answer 37

not the name!

Answer 38

Good luck SwagHat :)

Answer 39

;)

Answer 40

I don't know, If you spelt it out in cupcakes.

Answer 41

?

Answer 42

Cupcake names are the best kind of names.

Answer 43

fitz? want a free pack? sample*

Answer 44

YAS

Answer 45

FOOD

Answer 46

wanna know the secret?

Answer 47

Chemicals. Chemicals everywhere.

Answer 48

actually no, its a special wrapping i developed that superpowers heat and cooks anything in less than a minute.

Answer 49

You're making this up dude.

Answer 50

no lie bro this is legit

Answer 51

Totes legit.

Answer 52

I smell a liar.
Cos you can smell through the internets.

Answer 53

it uses a very specific mix of metals that are infused into a wax paper kind of sheet then tightly wrapped around a hotdog with seasonings on the inside

Answer 54

What happened to your test?

Answer 55

actually funny where i first got the idea

Answer 56

Where?

Answer 57

i was bored so i wrapped a hotdog in wax paper and put it on my moms car it cooked in 2 minutes

Answer 58

then i started making spreadsheets of material costs to make my system more effective

Answer 59

then bam i have a product

Answer 60

I love spreadsheets.

Answer 61

That's a really specific thing to do when you're bored.

Answer 62

I have a smoothie recipe that makes people happy. No drugs.

Answer 63

i have a multi million dollar company sponsoring me XD called gehrimed my stepdad is pretty much C.O.O

Answer 64

AWSOME

Answer 65

You know how some foods make brain chemistry start jumping up and down? If you stick a load of them in a blender you get a really tasty smoothie.

Answer 66

Now that this conversation has attracted so much attention, does anyone actually know the answer to my question!? XD

Answer 67

lol

Answer 68

lol

Answer 69

Nope.

Answer 70

I think it might be D because it does seem like a plead

Answer 71

Sorry. The INternational Coalition of Midget Geniuses has not reached a conclusion.

Answer 72

we all basically agree

Answer 73

yes

Answer 74

ICMG meeting next week at 16 biltmore avenue?

Answer 75

Mkay. I'll put pleading and keep you guys posted. And sure. I'll be there.

Answer 76

I'm in Surrey, sorry. I have no idea where that even is.

Answer 77

ashevill nc

Answer 78

swag
want me to actually schedule?

Answer 79

Oh, awesome. Sure, I'll get a plane over the atlantic :P I'm in England, sorry guys :)

Answer 80

But we could do a skype thing.

Answer 81

hmm last minute but i might be able to swing it

Answer 82

let me see here

Answer 83

hmm

Answer 84

Swing what?

Answer 85

i dont think its gonna happen

Answer 86

T_The-Geek. How come you're not at school? XD

Answer 87

im done with school XD

Answer 88

I don't know about you guys but I'm sneezing everywhere so I'm at home :)

Answer 89

finished it last year.

Answer 90

In the UK you can't skip grades, I'm still in Year Nine and doing university work :I

Answer 91

im just waiting till i rack up 50k for first semester of oxford

Answer 92

Oxfords a UK uni, it's much less than that.

Answer 93

£9000 I think.

Answer 94

Read the following sentences from “When Greek Meets Greek.”
Fraser scratch his head. “I know of a landlord up the road who vow that ain’t ever taking anybody who come from the West Indies. But he don’t mind taking Indians. He wouldn’t know the difference when he see you is a Indian… Them English people so foolish they believe every Indian come from India.”
Which of the following best describes the speaker’s tone?
A. Confused
B. Curios
C. Mocking
D. Scheming
Here's a new one! Again, one of two. It's obviously C or D, but it could SO be either.

Answer 95

ik but 50k so i can afford all the costs for flights dorm and vehicle

Answer 96

C, mocking.

Answer 97

mocking

Answer 98

YAY! That's what I thought too! WOOOO! XD