Battle Cards is one of my favorite games, and it's really easy to play. First, two players divide an entire deck of cards so that each has 26
cards. Next, both players pull three cards off the tops of their decks,
revealing the third card. The winner of the round is the player with the
higher card. (Aces are high.) Players continue counting three cards and
then revealing the last card until one player has all the cards in his or
her deck and is declared the winner. It's that simple. Now, who wants
to play?
Which statement best describes how text structure contributes to the
development of ideas in this passage?
OA. The chronological structure helps the reader understand the steps
O B. The cause-and-effect structure gives the reader insight into which
O C. The cause-and-effect structure shows the reader what strategies a
OD. The chronological structure allows the reader to create a mental
involved in playing the game.
cards are the most valuable.
player should use in order to win the game
picture of how the cards should be placed on the table

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)

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.