What grade level work is this? My guess is 5th grade??
The initial results seemed promising, but the final effects were kind of disappointing.
In the given sentence above, the unnecessary qualifier that needs to be removed is "kind of". It is an informal expression which is usually used as meaningless fillers. So, the final sentence will be:
The initial results seemed promising, but the final effects were disappointing.
Answer:
1) are sitting ; having ; watching
2) is reading ; is washing ; is watching ; am doing
3) are swimming ; is reading ; is drinking
4) is driving ; is talking
5) are sleeping ; am watching
6) are going
7) is helping ; are preparing
8) is wearing
9) am trying
10) is brushing
11) is planting
12) are climbing ; are having
13) am doing
Explanation:
singular ( 1 ) - is
plural ( > 1 ) - are
The answer is C. I got this right when I answered it, please correct me if I am wrong