Question 9
Read the writer's original draft of this sentence from
Before the game
paragraph 4 of "A Quest for Lord Corliss." out, the writer replaced the word special with precious.
came
How does the
connotation of the word
precious affect the tone
of this paragraph?
The Sword was passed
the next, and as
down from one generation to
the eldest child, I was the
one in line to inherit this special heirloom.
It emphasizes that the Sword is the rightful
It highlights the sadness Lord Corliss felt at
property of Lord Corliss's family.
losing the Sword and his father.
It suggests that great rewards await the
It stresses the personal value of the Sword to
hero who retrieves the Sword.
Lord Corliss and his family.