Question

read the passage. finn skillfully and easily put together my new desk. grace and i were unsure of what to do, but finn—like a brother to me—read the instructions thoroughly and got to work immediately. as always, he had tools in the back of his car ready to go. when he finished, i treated him to some tasty tacos. which stylistic element most contributes to the impressed tone of the passage? the use of the phrase \skillfully and easily\ the comparison of finn to a brother the alliteration in \tasty tacos\ the em dashes after the second mention of finn

Explanation:

The passage conveys an impressed tone toward Finn's ability to assemble the desk. The phrase "skillfully and easily" directly describes Finn's competent, effortless performance, which is the core reason for the impressed attitude. The brother comparison shows closeness, not the impressed tone about his skill; "tasty tacos" is unrelated to the impressed tone about the desk task; em dashes are just punctuation for a parenthetical aside.

Answer:

the use of the phrase "skillfully and easily"