Question

How can the author use connotation to give this excerpt a more mysterious

tone?
The scouts walked quietly across the grass, hoping that no one was
watching them.
A. Change "quietly" to "silently."
B. Change "walked" to "crept."
C. Change "grass" to "lawn."
D. Change "watching" to "looking at."

Answer 1

B: crept. The word makes the sentence sound more mysterious

Answer 2

B. Change “walked” to “crept”.

The word “crept” makes a more suspicious tone and would be appropriate for this use.