10 points..
1 read the sentences.

when bricking a building, masons must fit the bricks together. sometimes, masons slice bricks in half for a better fit.

which is the best way to combine the sentences?

a. when bricking a building, masons must fit the bricks together; sometimes they slice bricks in half for a better fit.

b. when bricking a building, masons must fit the bricks together; sometimes they slice bricks in half for a better fit.

c. when bricking a building: masons must fit the bricks together; sometimes they slice bricks in half for a better fit.
2. read the sentence.

kelly wished she were talking to her friend carmen.

what is the mood of the underlined verb in the sentence?

a. declarative

b. imperative

c. subjunctive

d. indicative
3. read the sentence.

amelia earhart flies airplanes throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

the underlined verb is in which present tense?

a. present emphatic

b. historical

c. critical

d. present progressive