Read the following passage:
The tension around me every day made things really tough.
It was bad enough that my dad was so far away for so
long. But while he was off in the jungles of Vietnam
fighting for some elusive principles, people at home were
angry and unsupportive. I wanted to be proud of my dad,
but I couldn't understand what he was fighting for. Or
against. If I could just grab ahold of that shadow, maybe !
could see things from his perspective. But it always
slipped away
What is one way the author's word choice contributes to the tone of this
passage?
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A. The use of a simile emphasizes the feeling of conflict.
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B. The use of parallelism highlights the sense of rebelion.
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C. The phrase slipped away adds to the feeing of intrigue.
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D. The word shadow draws attention to the narrators confus on

D. The word shadow draws attention to the narrators confusion

Explanation:

This paragraph explains the conflict felt by people connected to troops who are fighting a war they cannot support as they do not understand what the war is actually for.

The narrator is concerned about the father but also does not understand why that war is necessary to be fought so he cannot support him completely either. This dilemma is presented as an elusive shadow which adds to the tone of the passage.

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a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)