Read the following passage:
The ideas at the school where my mother taught were old-
fashioned. I had hated attending the school, and walking
into the classroom now, I was instantly put off again by the
old smells of sweet, rotting flowers and musty books.
Which word or phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall
tone?
A. ideas at the school
O
B. old-fashioned
O
C. sweet
O
D. rotting flowers