Question

How can the author use connotation to give the following sentence a more suspenseful tone? Calhoun reached his right hand toward the red wire and hoped he wasn't making a mistake as he snipped it in two A. Change "hoped" to "prayed" B. Change "toward" to "near" C. Change "right" to "trembling" D. Change "snipped" to "cut"​

Answer 1

trembling

Step-by-step explanation:

trembling shows how Calhoun is feeling as he cuts the red wire in two. Connotation is what the word means in context and the context shows his feelings. also the question asks which choice gives the sentence a more suspenseful tone, again this is trembling because suspense is linked to fear in some way and it does add that pressure to the sentence

Answer 2

C

WHY?

Since his hand is now trembling, it leaves out which hand it is but adds more suspense and build-up to what might happen.