Question

read the excerpt from silent spring. it was a spring without voices. on the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh. in this excerpt, which phrase carries the most positive tone? a spring without voices the mornings that had once throbbed the dawn chorus of robins only silence lay over the fields

Explanation:

To determine the phrase with the most positive tone, we analyze each option:

• "a spring without voices": Implies a lack of life/sound, negative.
• "the mornings that had once throbbed": "Throbbed" suggests vitality and activity, positive as it refers to a lively past.
• "the dawn chorus of robins": Neutral description of a bird chorus.
• "only silence lay over the fields": Silence here is empty, negative.

So "the mornings that had once throbbed" has the most positive tone.

Answer:

B. the mornings that had once throbbed