Essays, articles, and speeches are all works of nonfiction. which of the following is an accurate statement about the authors of nonfiction?
a. they are always real people.
b. their style is always full of figurative language.
c. they usually focus on retelling historical events.
d. their tone is always objective.

The answer is D: their tone is always objective.

When writing nonfiction, the author should always use an objective tone in order to convey an idea, or set of ideas, in formal language, trying to achieve precision, conciseness, accuracy and demonstrability (this latter characteristic entails that any claim made in the piece of writing can be corroborated by anybody else). Objectivity and formal language are aimed at avoiding ambiguities and miscomprehension.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

from the count of monte cristo there are two synonyms of the word “grotto”. these words are chamber and cavern.