Revise the passage below to remove the two shifts in verb mood. Your revised passage should use only imperative mood. Driving is a big responsibility. If you drive, there are many things you must do to make sure your car is safe to drive. Be sure the lights and turn signals are working before you drive. Check the windshield wipers, in case you get caught in the rain. You should check the air pressure in your tires. Finally, get regular oil changes, and adjust your mirrors and seat before driving.

The correct answers are:

Explanation:

When we talk about the mood of a verb we are referring to the way in which a verb is expressed. In this case our paragraph should contain only verbs in imperative mood.

The imperative is a mode used by the speaker to give orders, advice or make requests to one or more people directly.

The imperative serves to:

Of all the sentences contained in the paragraph, the first two are the only ones that do not fit this description.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)