Question

Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. Now it's another one, and another. They look like tentacles to me. Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, 1938 What evidence from the text allows you to conclude that the passage is in the present tense? A. out B. like C. They D. it's

Answer 1

Answer: D

Reasoning: If you think about it you cannot use it's in any other tense. Past tense, it's wouldn't work. Future tense, it's may not work.

Tactic: Process of Elimination

Answer 2

The correct answer is D