It was then he (i) (hear) the jostle and squeal of elephants. Below him on each side of (ii) shallow river-bed, the elephants traveled. He could see the cows and babies and one
great old tusker. He (iii)(play) his trunk to and fro to learn whatever the breeze could tell
him, (iv)___ suddenly he hesitated.

Fill in the blank (iii) with appropriate tense?
a) play
b) was playing
c) was played
d) playing

Why might carl sandburg have placed an emphasis on politeness among the animals in the committee of sixty six and in the interactions the animals have with humans in "how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat"? a. to show that animals are more polite than humans b. to poke fun at the extreme politeness of the animals c. to teach children how to interact with adults d. to teach children how to interact with animals asap