Answer:
a) Her students <u><em>are observing</em></u> a moment of silence.
b) Francine <u><em>is studying</em></u> her Spanish lesson now.
c) Water <u><em>freezes
</em></u> at 0°C
d) It <u><em>boils</em></u> at 100°C
e) The water for the tea <u><em>is boiling</em></u> now.
Explanation:
The simple present tense form of the verb is used to describe or talk about an action that is currently happening or that happens often. It uses the simple form of the verb.
Present continuous tense is used to talk about an event that is ongoing or is bound to happen, an act that is still going on. It uses the "verb+ing" form of the verb.
The correct verbs in parenthesis are given as follows-
a) Her students <u><em>are observing
</em></u> a moment of silence. (Present continuous tense).
b) Francine
<u><em> is studying</em></u> her Spanish lesson now. (Present continuous tense).
c) Water <u><em>freezes </em></u>at 0°C
. (Simple present tense).
d) It <u><em>boils </em></u>at 100°C
. (Simple present tense).
e) The water for the tea <em><u>is boiling</u></em> now. (Present continuous tense).
The answer is B: speaking to a friend
I think Nick’s narration make us feel that Gastby is an unreliable character
When Mr. Beuller ignores embarrassing Victor, the boy is somewhat confused by this action. But later, Victor thinks of the teacher as a “good guy”. This action of his tutor boosts him with enormous confidence. The shaky Victor portrayed in the start of the prose fully develops at the end of the story because of the mature behavior of Mr. Beurelle. He is filled with motivational thoughts and optimism which help him get out of the confusion of choosing a new language and doubting his own capability. He also inculcates more confident in speaking with Teressa, at the end.
This proves that if sane behavior and mentality runs through the society, every lazy and unwilling person can be turned up into a workaholic maniac. Everyone requires an individual to guide him/her the path of life, which was very well illustrated through the author’s creation. The thoughtful action by the teacher resulted in Victor choosing three books to learn French that day.
<u>Answer:</u>
In the excerpt from the “Four Freedoms” speech, Roosevelt see the present threat to American security and safety as unprecedented because (B) No nation has ever attempted to destroy the world's democracies.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech highlighted four freedoms in his speech: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
The speech he delivered emphasized on the policy of intervention in World war II. It had become significant for them to break their initial policy of not participating in the war. It was time to take strong action because there was a threat to America's security. None of the countries had earlier attacked world democracy but it was possible then that this would happen.
