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I stared at the chaos surrounding Allen, astounded that one small child could inflict such damage in so little time: eggs were broken on table and floor, their shells crunching underfoot as Allen tracked them back and forth, leaping about and merrily singing a tune learned at nursery school. Just ten minutes earlier, the basket of eggs, fresh from Aunt Ella's hens, were perched innocently on the kitchen table; now they were the equivalent of my little brother's box of crayons.
"Well," said Aunt Ella, clearing her throat as she studied the scene, "Allen appears to have ,begin underline,artistic tendencies,end underline,. Let's record his work for posterity." And she raised her cell phone to photograph the dramatic smears of yellow, punctuated by bits of crushed shell and the small impressions of toddler-sized shoes.
Question
How is the phrase ,begin emphasis,artistic tendencies,end emphasis, used in the passage?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
to emphasize the idea that Allen has a natural inclination to create chaos
2.
to indicate Aunt Ella's mild-mannered reaction to the scene in the kitchen
3.
to suggest the narrator's dismay at both the mess and Aunt Ella's reaction to it
4.
to show both Allen's careful and deliberate design and his use of unique materials
"Well," said Aunt Ella, clearing her throat as she studied the scene, "Allen appears to have ,begin underline,artistic tendencies,end underline,. Let's record his work for posterity." And she raised her cell phone to photograph the dramatic smears of yellow, punctuated by bits of crushed shell and the small impressions of toddler-sized shoes.
Question
How is the phrase ,begin emphasis,artistic tendencies,end emphasis, used in the passage?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
to emphasize the idea that Allen has a natural inclination to create chaos
2.
to indicate Aunt Ella's mild-mannered reaction to the scene in the kitchen
3.
to suggest the narrator's dismay at both the mess and Aunt Ella's reaction to it
4.
to show both Allen's careful and deliberate design and his use of unique materials
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The phrase "artistic tendencies" is used in the passage primarily to indicate Aunt Ella's mild-mannered reaction to the scene in the kitchen. She interprets Allen's chaotic actions as a form of creativity rather than simply a mess. Therefore, the correct answer is:
2. to indicate Aunt Ella's mild-mannered reaction to the scene in the kitchen
2. to indicate Aunt Ella's mild-mannered reaction to the scene in the kitchen