Read the excerpt from the joint statement by president roosevelt and prime minister churchill. eighth, they believe that all of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons must come to the abandonment of the use of force. since no future peace can be maintained if land, sea or air armaments continue to be employed by nations which threaten, or may threaten, aggression outside of their frontiers, they believe, pending the establishment of a wider and permanent system of general security, that the disarmament of such nations is essential. they will likewise aid and encourage all other practicable measures which will lighten for peace-loving peoples the crushing burden of armaments. which best describes the tone of the excerpt? a. untrustworthy b. personal c. formal d. impartial

The answer is C, “formal”. The tone of the excerpt is untrustworthy of the international system. It is also from a personal point-of-view. Furthermore, it is impartial. However, there is no hint of formality in the manner in which the excerpt was formulated.

This is an official document -  a joint statement. Therefore, the document has to be formal, not personal. Additionally, the document cannot be untrustworthy and impartial because it is signed by the presidents of two countries and they have been accompanied by high ranking officials. The correct answer is C - formal.

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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