The pilot or flight attendant __ usually alert during the flight.

Answer and Explanation:

Even though this question is missing the instructions, we can assume it is a "fill in the blanks".

The sentence is missing a verb. Due to the position of "usually", we can say the verb that is missing either the verb "be" or a modal verb - main verbs would come after "usually", not before. Since there is no other verb in the sentence, we can eliminate modal verbs and choose verb "be" as the best option. Modal verbs need another verb to complement their meaning; the verb "be", in its turn, can work on its own.

The subject is compound, joined by "or". In this case, the verb agrees with the part of the subject that is closest to it. Since "attendant" is singular, the verb will also be singular. Therefore, the correct sentence would be:

- The pilot or flight attendant is usually alert during the flight.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)