English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 1

To appreciate differences in tone, look at the six statements below, which express different attitudes about a shabby apartment. Six different tones are used. Label each statement with the tone you think is present.

a. bitter

b. sentimental

c. matter-of-fact

d. humorous

e. tolerant and accepting

f. optimistic and hopeful

_____ 1. This place may be shabby, but since both of my children were born while we lived here, it has a special place in my heart.

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_____ 2. This isn’t the greatest apartment in the world, but it’s not really that bad.

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_____ 3. If only there were some decent jobs out there, I wouldn’t be reduced to living in this miserable dump.

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_____ 4. This place does need some repairs, but I’m sure the landlord will be making improvements sometime soon.  

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_____ 5. When we move away, we’re planning to release three hundred cockroaches and two mice so we can leave the place exactly as we found it.

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_____ 6. It’s a small two-bedroom apartment that needs to be repainted and have the kitchen plumbing repaired.

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Purpose and Audience (pages 168-169)

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