Read the following passage and select the sentence that states the claim:
(1) there was a time that people thought i should not even go to school because i did not talk. (2) there were teachers, doctors, and specialists that told my parents that there was no hope for me. (3) i am sure my parents felt discouraged, but they never gave up. (4) they kept trying different techniques to me talk. (5) i went to speech therapy, occupational therapy, and specialist upon specialist. (6) nothing seemed to work. (7) it was a very dark time of my life. (8) i was bored and felt like a failure even though i had so many important things in my head.
a. (4)
b. (6)
c. (2)
d. (1)

Andy bernard laughed at my joke, spitting out his water. complete thought incomplete thought

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Which form does a verb take when the subject receives the action?