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Hey guys! i've got an exercise where you've to find out the correct sentence in each pair. 1) a-we were tired and thirsty, so we stopped to have a drink at the cafè. b-we were tired and thirsty, so we stopped having a drink at the cafè. 2)a-if your computer freezes, try to turn it on and off again and see if that . b-if you computer freezes try turning it on and off again and see if that . me! it's urgent!

Which is easier to identify direct or indirect characterization? why

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.