"Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it."
B.
"She was one of those pretty and charming girls, born by a blunder of destiny in a family of employees. She had no dowry, no expectations, no means of being known, understood, loved, married by a man rich and distinguished; and she let them make a match for her with a little clerk in the Department of Education."
C.
"Empty as the man's mind was of thoughts, he was keenly observant, and he noticed the changes in the creek, the curves and bends and timber jams, and always he sharply noted where he placed his feet."
D.
"He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts. He was greatly given to self-communing, and, when he and himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done."
A. Because the cold front arrived, it snowed.
B. If you mix pleasure and business,
business suffers.
C. We've
learned that Sally Jones had a child, but who was the father?
D. Jack slew the giant because he sold the cow for magic
beans
Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the present tense? B. We left early. C. They are walking around the lake. D. Grandma had sent us cookies.
Answer:
C. They are walking around the lake.
Explanation:
The reason that is the answer is because "are" means its happening right now in the present.
B. a memoir is focused on a personal experience; an autobiography covers a wide span of the author's life
C. a memoir is conversation with another person; an autobiography is a narrative
D. a memoir is a recollection of a person's entire life; an autobiography is a summary of a significant event