Item 2 Read the excerpt from Baseball Saved Us.

I gripped the bat harder and took a couple of practice swings. I was gonna hit the ball past the guardhouse even if it killed me. Everyone got quiet and the pitcher threw.

I stepped into my swing and pulled the bat around hard. I’d never heard a crack like that before. The ball went even farther than I expected.

Which inference can be made based on the information in the excerpt?

The narrator is showing off to impress the crowd by aiming the ball for the guardhouse.

The narrator uses the energy from his anger at the guard to make his best hit of his life.

A lot of baseball practice has turned the narrator into the team’s most skilled hitter.

The crowd’s silence helps the narrator focus enough to make the hit that wins the game.

explanation:

albeit general zaroff claims to be socialized and honorable, there are insights that he is progressively animistic. a standout among the best models is a physical depiction of the general.

directly after zaroff has got done with depicting ivan as somewhat of a savage, similar to "all his race," he uncovers that they are a similar race, implying that he also is savage.

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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.

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