Question
Read the selection from the section "Private versus very public religion."
"A peculiarly strange sensation came over me. My heart beat tumultuously, my knees trembled, my lips quivered, and I felt as though I must fall to the ground."
HOW does using the word "tumultuously" affect the TONE of this selection?
(A) It conveys a sense of comfort and relaxation
(B) It conveys a sense of weakness and sleepiness
(C) It conveys a sense of danger and sympathy.
(D).It conveys a sense of confusion and disorder.
"A peculiarly strange sensation came over me. My heart beat tumultuously, my knees trembled, my lips quivered, and I felt as though I must fall to the ground."
HOW does using the word "tumultuously" affect the TONE of this selection?
(A) It conveys a sense of comfort and relaxation
(B) It conveys a sense of weakness and sleepiness
(C) It conveys a sense of danger and sympathy.
(D).It conveys a sense of confusion and disorder.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The word "tumultuously" suggests a chaotic or turbulent experience, which affects the tone of the selection by incorporating a sense of intense emotion and disorder. Therefore, the correct answer is:
(D) It conveys a sense of confusion and disorder.
(D) It conveys a sense of confusion and disorder.