Which of the following sentences contains a verb? a. the ship sailed across the atlantic ocean b. i decided to walk to school this morning. c. my cousin is an artist. d. everyone is going to the baseball game.

The correct answer is D. Everyone is going to the baseball game.

Helping verbs are verbs such as to be, to have, etc. which are used to form various past and future tenses in the English language. So, in option D, the helping verb is IS and it is used to form present continuous tense - IS GOING.

The other options only have simple verbs, meaning that there are no helping verbs.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.

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