Which sentence is in the present tense?

a.
I am hoping I can figure out who the murderer is.


b.
Grandpa has checked out every book on World War II in the library, some of them twice!


c.
Open cookbooks and a thin coating of flour covered the table.


d.
Marta had fallen asleep on her math text; both her face and the pages were left creased and damp.

Answer:

a.

Explanation:

The verb hoping determines that the person is doing it right now.

Answer: A

Explanation: i took the test

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HELPPPPPPP I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST Read the following excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller.
The morning after my teacher came she led me into her room and gave me a doll. The little blind children at the Perkins Institution had sent it and Laura Bridgman had dressed it; but I did not know this until afterward. When I had played with it a little while, Miss Sullivan slowly spelled into my hand the word "d-o-l-l." I was at once interested in this finger play and tried to imitate it. When I finally succeeded in making the letters correctly I was flushed with childish pleasure and pride. Running downstairs to my mother I held up my hand and made the letters for doll. I did not know that I was spelling a word or even that words existed; I was simply making my fingers go in monkey-like imitation. In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them pin, hat, cup and a few verbs like sit, stand and walk. But my teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a name. I left the well-house eager to learn. Everything had a name, and each name gave birth to a new thought. As we returned to the house every object which I touched seemed to quiver with life. That was because I saw everything with the strange, new sight that had come to me.

Read the following excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, by Fredrick Douglass.
The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of making friends of all the little white boys whom I met in the street. As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers. With their kindly aid, obtained at different times and in different places, I finally succeeded in learning to read. When I was sent of errands, I always took my book with me, and by doing one part of my errand quickly, I found time to get a lesson before my return. I used also to carry bread with me, enough of which was always in the house, and to which I was always welcome; for I was much better off in this regard than many of the poor white children in our neighborhood. This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge. I am strongly tempted to give the names of two or three of those little boys, as a testimonial of the gratitude and affection I bear them; but prudence forbids;—not that it would injure me, but it might embarrass them; for it is almost an unpardonable offence to teach slaves to read in this Christian country.
Using the excerpts from the Story of My Life by Helen Keller and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, compare and contrast the themes presented by the authors. Using the excerpts from the Story of My Life by Helen Keller and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, compare and contrast the themes presented by the authors.

Use the Directions: Identify the meaning of words if it is a connotation, write C, and if it is a
denotation, write D. Write your answer on the blank.
1. Blue
a. Mommy, please buy me a blue bike.
b. Linda got low score in her test. She is blue.
2. Snake
a. Lito saw a big snake in their backyard.
b. Mario is a snake. He betrayed his best friend.
3. Cool
a. The weather is very cool.
b. I like your jacket. It is very cool
4. Cheap
a. Linda goes with different men that's why she is being called cheap.
b. The dress in the store is cheap.​

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Question 15 of 20
What is a collective noun?
A. A noun formed by adding -ing to the verb stem
a
B. A noun that refers to a group or a collection of elements
C. The proper relationship between words in a sentence
D. A noun used to express commands or directives
SUBMIT

it's urgent....... need a thesis statement for argumentative essay on "is tv harmful to children?" somebody help please.. .​

Which sentence uses the word overpowering correctly?

you contribution if i hire you

Identify the sentence that has the relative pronoun underlined and is punctuated correctly.

A) Be sure to secure all the food, in the cooler, that is in the car.
B) The campsite, that is at the far side of the lake, is close to the beach and has the best shade.
C) You should let Roger, who is the most experienced camper, pitch the tent.
D) Our sleeping bags which can zip together to make one big blanket still need to be packed.

Which of the following questions deals with a purpose for cause-and-effect writing?
The Way To Make Gluten-Free Pancakes


The Cost of Owning Your Own Car


How Texting While Driving Nearly Ruined My Life


The Wonders of the Grand Canyon

Despite its fame today Moby did not receive much attention when it was published in 1851.
a. today Moby
b. was published
c. in 1851
d. No error

9. She got her sister.......
the water from the well

1)to fetch
2) fetched
3)fetch​

Determine whether or not the following sentence is correctly punctuated: I noticed that the local boutique has a sale on
dress's.
A. punctuation is incorrect
B. punctuation is correct

In at least one hundred words, how does Markandaya use figurative language in this excerpt?

Which words should be changed to make the sentence more appropriate for a general audience?

called and city
utopian and monopoly
citizens and knowledge
ancient and forever

. Explain the difference between Direct and Indirect Strategy when writing​

i chase mice away animal name three word end with B .​

Question 3 of 5
According to the "Equal Pay Bill" letter, what will happen if businesses are
forced to pay women the same as they pay men?
A. The government will raise the minimum wage.
B. The quality of work will decrease.
C. Men will make less money.
D. The cost of goods and services will increase.
HELP

it was raining so Diana brought a large _________
A) TANK
B) POT
C) UMBRELLA

from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain

SATURDAY morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips. There was cheer in every face and a spring in every step . . . Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. . . .
He began to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied. Soon the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work—the very thought of it burnt him like fire. . . . At this dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him! . . .
He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. Ben Rogers hove in sight presently—the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule he had been dreading. Ben's gait was the hop-skip-and-jump-proof enough that his heart was light and his anticipations high. He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat. . . .
Tom went on whitewashing—paid no attention to the steamboat. Ben stared a moment and then said: "Hi-Yi! You're up a stump, ain't you!"
No answer. Tom surveyed his last touch with the eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before. Ben ranged up alongside of him. Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work. Ben said:
"Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?"
Tom wheeled suddenly and said:
"Why, it's you, Ben! I [wasn't] noticing."
"Say—I'm going in a-swimming, I am. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd [rather] work—wouldn't you? Course you would!"
Tom contemplated the boy a bit, and said:
"What do you call work?"
"Why, ain't that work?"
Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered carelessly: "Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain't. All I know, is, it suits Tom Sawyer."
"Oh come, now, you don't mean to let on that you like it?" The brush continued to move.
"Like it? Well, I don't see why I oughtn't to like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?" . . .
"Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little."
Tom considered, was about to consent; but he altered his mind:
"No—no—I reckon it wouldn't hardly do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly's awful particular about this fence . . . it's got to be done very careful; I reckon there ain't one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way it's got to be done."
"No—is that so? Oh come, now—lemme just try. Only just a little—I'd let you, if you was me, Tom."
"Ben, I'd like to, honest…but Aunt Polly—well…[if] you was to tackle this fence and anything was to happen to it—"
"Oh, shucks, I'll be just as careful. Now lemme try. Say—I'll give you the core of my apple."
"Well, here—No, Ben, now don't. I'm afeard—"
"I'll give you all of it!"
Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart. And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, dangled his legs, munched his apple, and planned the slaughter of more innocents. There was no lack of material; boys happened along every little while; they came to jeer, but remained to whitewash.

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Select all of the correct answers.
How does the dialogue between Tom and Ben impact the passage as a whole?

A. It creates tension between Tom and Ben that will only be resolved when Tom hands Ben his brush.
B. The dialogue reveals that Tom really does prefer whitewashing to going swimming.
C. It sets up a flashback to an earlier time when Tom was content.
D. The dialogue reveals Tom’s plan to get others to do his work.
E. It foreshadows that Aunt Polly will find out about Tom’s plan and discipline him.

in a persuasive essay, writers should use the strongest, most relevant, and impressive information they can find to support their opinions. true or false

HELP PLEASE

Combine the following sentences to make a simple sentence.

a) He stood beside the road. He saw a boy. The boy was very little. He was crying for

his mother.

b) The man went to a bank. He wanted to open a bank account. He wanted to save

some money.

What would the judge and jury most likely think after
hearing this dialogue?
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Steve may be dishonest because he is accusing the
detectives of working slowly.
Steve may be honest because people could easily
forget where they were weeks earlier.
Steve may be deceitful because he seems to be
avoiding Petrocelli's questioning,
Steve may be trustworthy because he is repeating
the same thing that he told the detectives earlier.
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out. They didn't

How does the author use structure to create tension in the excerpt for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

Which sentence includes an error in capitalization?

Determine whether or not the following sentence is correctly punctuated: The song "Yesterday" by the Beatles is very well
known.
A. punctuation is correct
B. punctuation is incorrect

How might you revise sentence 10 to include a noun clause?
Select one:
O a. Haley's voice had always been nice.
O b. Haley had always known that she had a nice voice.
Qc. Haley had always had a nice voice, and everyone knew it.
O d. Haley's voice, which was very nice, was suited for country music.
Clear my choice

Which word best describes Thomas Paine's tone in "The Crisis, No. 1"?
A. mysterious
B. pragmatic
C. inspirational
D. magnanimous
E. elusive

During his short career, Houdini's death-defying feats astonished audiences.
People from all walks of life came to watch Houdini escape from shackles, milk
cans, and water tanks. He wasn't the first to escape from handeuffs, but his
presentation beat all other maglelans and delighted audiences. His first
successful stage trick, however, wasn't an escape trick. It was the needle trick.
Select the best evidence to support the statement "It was the theatricality point
of Houdini's performances, rather than their novelty, that made him
popular with audiences," *
People from all walks of life came to watch Houdini"
"He wasn't the first to escape from handcuffs, but his presentation beat all other
magicians and delight audiences.
"His first successful stage trick, however, wasnt an escape trick."