RI.1 PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A? Salem (and other) witch hunts

- “However, 20 people and 2 dogs were executed for the crime of witchcraft in Salem. One person was pressed to death under a pile of stones for refusing to testify.” (Paragraph 9)

Explanation:

Part A of the text 'Witchcraft in Salem' discusses 'the town of Salem being afflicted by witches and this panic leading to several unfair trails in the town.' Thus, the above quote that most aptly supports this idea as the details '20 people and 2 dogs being executed for the crime in Salem, one person being pressed to death under a pile of stones as he denied to testify' substantiate the claim of tormenting state of witchcraft in the town and how it resulted in numerous unreasonable execution.

the answer should be

the simple past tense of strive.

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the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.