Read the paragraph. 1everyone has goals. 2whether they are things one can achieve in a day or hopes for one's life, goals keep us moving and growing. 3daily goals are usually easy to accomplish. 4getting to school on time, for example, does not take a lot of effort. 5graduating, on the other hand, is a long-term goal that takes time and dedication to achieve. which statement correctly describes the verb usage in this paragraph? the paragraph uses past-tense verbs. the paragraph uses future-tense verbs the paragraph uses present-tense verbs. the paragraph uses present- and future-tense verbs.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

Plz ! i genetic mutation occurs in a rabbits muscle cell this genetic mutation will be passed on to, a. the existing cells in the rabbits body. b. the cells that are next to the mutant muscle cell. c. cells that are produced when the mutant cell divides. d. the cells of the rabbits offspring.