Which underlined verb is in the past progressive tense? student selected correct a. i was reading about texas last night. disabled b. i read about texas last night. disabled c. soon i will have been reading for an hour about texas. disabled d. i will be reading this evening about texas.

The correct answer is A

im not sure about this one

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader