Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from Choose 1
a description of the locale to a broader discussion of principles.
a humorous anecdote to a position on a popular U. S. debate.
an analysis of the king’s situation to an analysis of an unemployed person’s.
Jefferson’s experiences in France to Madison’s experiences in the U. S.

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explanation:

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

i'm pretty sure i had this question the other day and b was the right answer.

the punctuation used in this line was exclamation points. exclamation points can show excitement, anxiousness, and etc.