My mother went to the grocery store (for buying) food for our upcoming camping trip. using an infinitive, what is the correct way to replace the words in parenthesis. a) my mother went to the grocery store to buy food for our upcoming camping trip. b) my mother went to the grocery store for to buy food for our upcoming camping trip. c) my mother went to the grocery store to be buying food for our upcoming camping trip. d) my mother went to the grocery store for to be buying food for our upcoming camping trip. 25. pts

Does any one read this story "when mr. came to dine". in 9th grade. plz i need with one question about this story?

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.

Choose the matching analogy plague: contagious a: confident: trustworthy b: loyal: companion c: nature: random d gather: congregate