Read the paragraph. 1The achievement of most goals depends on the efforts of more than one person. 2Teachers, parents, and friends often help us achieve our goals. 3Strangers also help us achieve our goals. 4When we go to an amusement park, for example, the park employees help us reach the goal of feeling happy or thrilled. 5Police officers help us achieve the goal of staying safe. 6Can you think of other people who help you achieve your goals? Which statement correctly describes the verb usage in this paragraph? The paragraph uses present-tense verbs. Sentence 4 contains an infinitive. Sentences 4 and 5 contain gerunds. The paragraph uses future-tense verbs. No infinitives are used. Sentence 5 uses passive voice. The paragraph uses present-tense verbs. No infinitives are used. Sentences 4 and 5 contain gerunds. The paragraph uses future-tense verbs. Sentence 4 contains an infinitive. Sentence 5 uses passive voice.

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Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful