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Read this paragraph from the article, "Caring for Vets Should Be National Duty."

In advance of this year’s Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, the legions of men and women who have served in our nation’s military received some welcoming news: Congress finally agreed to fund the VA Mission Act, which since its June passage had been mired in budgetary disputes.

Which word best describes the tone of the paragraph?


pleading

angry

celebratory

contented

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Answer:

Celebratory :)

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Answer:

Celebratory.

Step-by-step explanation:

A tone of a paragraph represents the writer's/author's feeling and emotions towards a particular passage. In this passage, the author is presenting a celebratory tone.

This is because in the passage the author is relaying a welcoming news which was the news of how Congress had finally agreed to fund the VA Mission Act. This is a celebratory victory because this bill has been finally passed after much budgetary disputes in the Congress. Thus, the author is happy and excited for the passage of this long debated bill.

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