Question

read this passage: good heavens, somethings wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now its another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. —orson welles, war of the worlds, 1938 what evidence in the passage leads you to believe that welles is using the present tense? a. one b. like c. me d. look

Explanation:

The present - tense verb forms are used to describe actions happening now. In the passage, "look" is a present - tense verb indicating the current perception of the speaker. Words like "one", "like", and "me" are not verbs and do not indicate tense.

Answer:

D. look