Answer:
Topic 2: Togetherness
Explanation:
I chose this word since it matches the meaning of empathy 
It covers the big ideas about the main point of what empathy is and that it is an important clue to figuring out what the main idea is.
I didnt read the article but I read the topics so you can answer that one.
Hope this helped, kind of lol.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: A) gerund; B) infinitive; C) participle.
Explanation:
- <u>A gerund </u>is a verb form which acts as a noun in a sentence. An example is provided in option A), where "climbing" is used as a noun. 
- <u>An infinitive</u> is a verb form which consists of the word "to" and the base verb form. For instance, "to complete" in option B) is an infinitive.
- Finally, <u>a participle</u> is a verb form used as an adjective or a verb. "Roasting" (option C) is a participle which is used as an adjective, since it describes the noun "garlic."
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
D
Explanation:
A colon normally is used before listing a number of things.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
B. In the absence of surprise, a witty remark loses much of its humorous effect.
Explanation:
Answer B
Correct. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author makes the claim that “merriment” (amusement) can be produced only by “a sudden impression,” that is, a surprise. In the second sentence of the paragraph, the author advances that claim by using the clause “which is expected” to assert that jests (witty remarks) lacking such an element of surprise (because the audience is expecting them) lose much of their humor and are thus effectively “already destroyed.”