Which of the following statements about irregular verbs is correct?

a. each irregular verb is preceded by the word "to."

b. the rules about irregular verbs are simple and easy to learn.

c. to form the past tense, an irregular verb needs a –d or –ed.

d. to change tenses, an irregular verb has to change its spelling.

Read the passage you won't have a problem finding a gentle or sociable pet at the shelter. you might have the idea that all the animals there have something wrong with them. if they aren't diseased, they must be vicious. "that's just not so," according to toni troy, who volunteers at the ferndale shelter. she says that the majority of its inhabitants are sweet and fearlessly affectionate. good pets are often abandoned by selfish owners who move, have a change in their family situation, or dump the litters after letting their animals breed. sometimes people just decide that they don't want a pet any longer, even if that animal has been with the family for years. other animals wind up at the shelter because they strayed too far from their homes and their families can't find them. which detail is most in revealing that most pets are in shelters due to no fault of their own. a) she reveals that the reader might think there is something wrong with shelter pets. b) she explains that there are gentle, sociable pets at the shelter. c) she says that some pets at the shelter were abandoned by their owners. d) she states that most pets at shelters are "sweet and fearlessly affectionate."

4. which of the following issues would you look for in the editing stage of writing? incorrect punctuation incorrect format incorrect capitalization lack of transitions subject-verb agreement

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. there the woods of spring are a-bloom, and the fragrant scent “he is i” is borne on the wind: there the bee of the heart is deeply immersed, and desires no other joy. in at least one hundred words, how does kabir express his belief in god in this excerpt from “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale”?