What is the opposite of being dead?
Options:
- working
- breathing
- born
- being
- alive
Let's think carefully first. Step-by-step reasoning process:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Being dead means you are not living whose opposite if living which means being alive. So the final answer is alive.