Which of these sentences use the verb mood in the indicative? a. i wish you were more serious towards your studies. b. give me one reason to stay here, or i'll turn around. c. latoya might be confused if you show up like that. d. the red mustang is speeding on the freeway.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.