Answer:
This is a painting of two sisters, Giulia and Giovanna, with their mother, Laura, and father, Gennaro. Gennaro (1) <u>is sitting</u> in an armchair by a desk. He (2) <u>is</u> <u>turning</u> towards his family. Laura and Giulia (3) <u>are looking</u> at something behind Gennaro, but Giovanna (4) <u>is not looking</u> out of the picture towards the artist. Giulia (5) <u>is sitting</u> on a chair with one foot on the floor. Both the girls look rather serious. Perhaps they (6) <u>are staying</u> very still for the artist and they (7) <u>are enjoying</u> that! The girls and their mother all have black dresses and the girls (8) <u>are wearing</u> white aprons, but their mother (9) <u>is not wearing</u> an apron. In the room, we can see a picture which (10) <u>is hanging</u> on the wall behind Laura and some papers which (11) <u>are lying</u> on the desk.
Explanation:
Present Continuous tense is described as the tense that is employed to denote the actions that began in past and is taking place right now and have the possibility to continue in the future as well. It is framed using 'subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object' to show the progression of the action. For example;
He is sitting.
They are riding the bike.
Thus, the given sentences are filled using the correct form as per the context of the sentence.
6- our
7- She
8- we
9- His
10- me
The first excerpt is satire because satire is the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration.
The second excerpt is repetition. The phrase, "Now is the time..." is being repeated.
The third excerpt is rhetorical questions. Throughout the excerpt, there are questions being asked which the readers aren't supposed to be answered. Instead, the questions are there to make a point.