BONIC 374 OPERE 12 One Thinking Moking record boring the money A writer's tone is intended to rub off on you, so to speak Tone is also directly tied to the author's purpose (see Chapter 21. A writer whose tone is humorous hopes you will be amused. A writer whose tone is convincing hopes you will ac cept his or her viewpoint. EXERCISE 12-12 Recognizing Tone Directions: Select the word from the box that best describes the tone of each of the following statements. Not all of the words will be used, optimistic hopeful, positive angry extremely annoyed, mad admiring approving, holding a high opinion cynical distrustful, doubting excited feeling enjoyment and pleasure humorous amusing, making people laugh disapproving disliking. condemning formal serious, official informative factual sarcastic saying the opposite of what is meant apathetic lacking enthusiasm, energy, or interest 1. Taking a young child to a PG-13 movie is inappropriate and shows poor judg. ment on the part of the parents. 2. The brown recluse spider has a dark, Violin-shaped marking on the upper section of its body. 3. The dedication and determination of the young men and women participating in the Special Olympics were an inspiration to everyone there. 4. It does not matter to me which mayoral candidate wins the election, so I won't bother to vote. 5. Nobody is ever a complete failure; he or she can always serve as a bad example. 6. The councilman once again demonstrated his sensitivity toward the environ ment when he voted to allow commercial development in an area set aside as a nature preserve 7. The success of the company's youth mentoring program will inspire other business groups to establish similar programs. 8. Professional athletes have no loyalty toward their teams or their fans any. more, just their own wallets. 9. We were thrilled to learn that next year's convention will be held in San Antonio-we've always wanted to see the Alamo! 10. To be considered for the president's student-of-the-year award, an individual must demonstrate academic excellence as well as outstanding community service, and the individual must furnish no fewer than four letters of refer- ence from faculty members