Using language like “i think” and “in my opinion” can make your writing seem

a. vivid
b. direct
c. uncertain
d. confident

The answer is:

C. uncertain

By writting things like I think, you are taking the whole weight of the matter in what you think without providing facts or examples to your agument, by doing this you seem uncertain of what you are saying and also not well read about the matter. When you provide facts and researches about what you are talking, you can say certainly that you know something and defend it.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)