Read the following passage:

After tracking down the correct pipe fittings, I approached my final obstacle - the self-checkout. That was, allegedly, the quickest way out of this labyrinth, but I knew I wouldn't escape without a struggle. I began with the spray paint because it had the largest bar code. Beep! Beep! Charged twice for one item - the battle had begun!

Which words from the passage best create a combative tone toward the self-checkout?

A. approached, begun

B. tracking, Charged

C. final, escape

D. obstacle, struggle

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Gideon Sampson

13 February, 06:28

Read the following passage:

After tracking down the correct pipe fittings, I approached my final obstacle - the self-checkout. That was, allegedly, the quickest way out of this labyrinth, but I knew I wouldn't escape without a struggle. I began with the spray paint because it had the largest bar code. Beep! Beep! Charged twice for one item - the battle had begun!

Which words from the passage best create a combative tone toward the self-checkout?

A. approached, begun

B. tracking, Charged

C. final, escape

D. obstacle, struggle

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Answers (2)

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David Ramos · Answer 1

D. obstacle, struggle

Explanation:

In the passage the narrator is talling the story of his experience with self-checkout, it is often that we face things that we are not familiar way, and one way to find out that he has a combative tone towards the self checkout is reading the words Obstacle and struggle, he is having problems with the new technology and those words express it.

Maya Barron · Answer 2

Maya Barron 13 February, 10:21

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I think the answer is D.