Answer:
6. are 16. is
7. is 17. was
8. are 18. is
9. was 19. are
10. are 20. is
11. was 21. am
12. is 22. was
13. were 23. is
14. is 24. was
15. was 25. is
Explanation:
Am, Is, Are, Was, Were are known to be auxiliary verbs. Auxiliary verbs are verbs that are used to help or assist the main verbs in a sentence. They are also known as helping verbs.
Was and Were are the past tense of is, am and are. Was is used for singular objects while were is used for plural objects.
“was” is used with "I, he, she" and “were” is used with "you, we and they"
A “thwop” is supposedly the sound when you serve mashed potatoes, like when you throw it off your spoon. So, you can word it as a serving of mashed potatoes or the sound of serving mashed potatoes.
In this sentence detect means to uncover.
The correct answers are A. A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity, B. A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy, and D. An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be
Explanation:
The purpose of satire is to criticize negative aspects of individuals, society or government, for this, satire does not use literal language but relies on irony, humor or exaggeration that show indirectly the absurdity of some behaviors and actions. This also implies texts that use literal language and do not focus on criticizing society are not satirical.
According to this, from the options provided the texts that are example of satire are "A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity" because this uses exaggeration to show a negative aspect of people and create a critique; "A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy" because this exposes the flaws of government through humor; and "An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be" because as other examples this focuses on showing flaws or vices by using humor.
