What message is the author trying to convey with the word in bold? Many artists use the skills they have been taught to create beauty in their work.

Few artists use the skills they have been taught to create beauty in their work.

When you study art, you will learn that there are no skills used to create beauty.

When you study art, you will learn that there are no tricks used to create beauty.

the answer should be

the simple past tense of strive.

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the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)