Which excerpt from “The Monkey’s Paw” most effectively supports the inference that touching the monkey‘s paw makes Mr. White une
asy? A “He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment he found the monkey’s paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish.”
B “His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman, as his son, with a solemn face, somewhat marred by a wink at his mother, sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.”
C “His hand grasped the monkey’s paw, and with a little shiver he wiped his hand on his coat and went up to bed.”
D “Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. ‘I don’t know what to wish for, and that’s a fact,’ he said, slowly.”
The form of the verb plan in the sentence is active. Thus, the answer to this item is letter A. An active verb is when the subject is the clearly the "doer" of the action. From the sentence, the subject is I and is clearly the doer of the action which is planning.
