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gh grade > ★ c.3 compare passages for tone nsm
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select the passage that has a more concerned tone.

then i could hear a policeman giving orders, but i did not even open my eyes; i could only draw a breath now and then. i cannot tell how long i lay there, but i found my life coming back, and a kind-voiced man was patting me and encouraging me to rise.

i gasped for breath—and yet the officers heard it not. why would they not be gone? i paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men—but the noise steadily increased. oh, god! what could i do?
adapted from anna sewell, black beauty and edgar allen poe, \the tell-tale heart\
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Explanation:

The first passage shows relief and calm as the narrator is aided and regains consciousness, with no urgent worry. The second passage has the narrator panicking, gasping, pacing in fury, and crying out in distress, showing deep concern about the unresponsive officers and increasing noise.

Answer:

"I gasped for breath—and yet the officers heard it not. Why would they not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men—but the noise steadily increased. Oh, God! What could I do?"