Which of these is an inappropriate shift in verb tense?
cody is laughing at megan's joke when suddenly the phone went dead,
he tries calling her back, but she is not answering,
a. cody is laughing
b. she is not
c. he tries calling
d. phone went dead

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence

What is the most effective way to address the counterclaim