Read this excerpt from margaret frink's memoir:

the dust is intolerable. many wear silk handkerchiefs over their faces; others wear goggles. it is a strange looking army.

which word most clearly reveals the tone of this passage?

The word that clearly reveals the tone of the passage is intolerable.

This word is the one that the author uses to describe the situation since it has a negative connotation. On the overall, the author is providing the reader an annoying depiction of the scene by describing sarcastically the characters, wearing goggles and looking like a strange army.

what lesson are you referencing?

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.