Author Question: Which sentence contains the present participle of the regular verb calculate? A) Christine is ... (Read 154 times)

futuristic · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Which sentence contains the present participle of the regular verb calculate?
A) Christine is calculating the contract total.
B) Christine calculates all figures carefully.
C) Christine calculated all financial statement figures last week.
D) Christine has calculated all previous statements with 100 percent accuracy.

Question 2

Why must a writer be careful when rejecting a person's idea or proposal?

yasmina · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Rejecting an idea requires great care because the person probably spent a considerable amount of time and energy developing and describing the idea. The person may have studied the feasibility of the idea and conducted research before presenting it. Because the reader went to great effort, he or she is assuming that the proposed idea is worthy and is expecting a positive response. The writer must handle the rejection carefully to avoid personalizing the negative response.