Gerald sends a garbled email message to his coworker Lucy about a sales conference. Lucy calls him to say that she's confused by the contents of the message. Which two statements could Gerald make to help clear up the misunderstanding?
"Do you expect me to do everything twice? I have no time for this."
"I don't know why you're always so confused. It's perfectly clear to me."
"That wasn't what I intended to write. Please let me clarify my position."
"I'm sorry my email was confusing. Here's a clearer version."
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"What do you expect? I have a lot of things to attend to."

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards. blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens. blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career. blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.

Which sentence uses the present progressive tense of drink