PLEASE HELP Identify the tone(s) and the clues

1. "As a business, it is failing," said Matthew Polka, CEO of the
American Cable Association (ACA). "It is very, very difficult for
a cable operator in many cases to even break even on the cable
side of the business."​

Look at the following merriam-webster online dictionary entry for the word cleave: cleave verb \klev transitive verb 1. to divide by or as if by a cutting blow : split 2: to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views 3: to subject to chemical cleavage, a protein cleaved by an enzyme intransitive verb 1: to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly which definition is most likely intended in the following sentence? the axe was made of a metal strong enough to cleave even the strongest marble. o a. transitive definition 3 o b. intransitive definition 1 o c. transitive definition 1 o d. transitive definition 2

List some things you like to do with ur close friends and everyday friends(school)

The proof spreading culture traits from society to another