Read the excerpt from “the gift of the magi” by o. henry. which sentence uses an auxiliary verb to express certainty?

out of his trance jim seemed quickly to wake. he enfolded his della. for ten seconds let us regard with discreet scrutiny some inconsequential object in the other direction. eight dollars a week or a million a year - what is the difference? a mathematician or a wit would give you the wrong answer. the magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them. this dark assertion will be illuminated later on.

jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table.

"don't make any mistake, dell," he said, "about me. i don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. but if you'll unwrap that package you may see why you had me going a while at first."

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.