Read this excerpt from an argumentative essay. cell phones have no place in schools. they will only serve as a distraction to the students who are in school to learn. they also often get stolen and create extra problems for the teachers and administrators. only technology addicts will argue that kids should be allowed to use their cell phones in class. which word in the excerpt creates a tone that is not respectful? a)distraction b)stolen c)problems d)addicts

D) addicts.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the word that creates a tone that is not respectful, is the corresponding to option D: addicts, because it is an offensive term.

consonance, it has the repetition of the consonants in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds.

in what passage i'm sorry but i don't see anything there.