12. How is the style of a piece of writing related to its tone? A. Every piece of writing has a certain style, but only formal writing has
tone.
O B. The stylistic choices that a writer makes shape the tone of the writing.
C. Style and tone are unrelated aspects of writing.
D. Style is determined by the formality of the writing, but tone is
determined by word choice.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes