(1) I can remember one day when I ………… in class and the teacher said it was time to go home, but I wanted to stay. *

1 used to sit
2 had sat
3 was sitting
4 sitting

(2). I ………… a happy child again. *

1 had become
2 become
3 becoming
4 have become

(3) In the end, I had a fantastic childhood. Now, when I walk past my old school, I remember how much I ………… my time there. *

1 enjoys
2 was enjoying
3 used to enjoy
4am enjoying

(1) was sitting

(2) have become

(3) used to enjoy

1. Was sitting.

2. Have become.

3. Used to enjoy.

Explanation:

To answer these questions, say them out loud. Maybe a little cringey, yes, but it really works. Whichever one flows the best and makes the most sense usually is it.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.