I[was] terribly disappointed with my grade because i [studied] very hard. the verbs are in brackets. choose the best description below. a) the verb tense shifts. change "was" to "am". b) the verb tense shifts. change "studied" to "have been studying". c) the verb tense shifts. change "was" to "will be". d) the verb tense is fine as written. no change needed.

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.