write conditional sentences with the pairs of sentences.
example: 1. he dug up his garden. he found treasure buried there.
1. if he hadn't dug up his garden, he wouldn't have found treasure.
2. he reported his discovery to the police. he didn't get to keep the treasure.
3. mark did badly at school. now he has to have private lessons.
4. chris didn't go to the museum with his school because he was ill. now he doesn't have the information he needs for his project.
5. lucia went to egypt. she had a chance to see the pyramids.
6. cousteau invented a small submersible. now it is possible for archeologists to look for sites at the botttom of the sea.
7. carla's father was very keen on history. he often told her stories about ancient civilisations. now carla is a historian.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Which statement best describes the use of satire in this passage? read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead-she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or parody is used to illustrate the impact of stalin's purge. ridicule is used to show the gullibility of the russian citizens. reversal is used to show how clover, representing the people, has changed ideals. personification is used to show the reader stalin's thoughts and feelings

These two sentences have one difference: one has a comma. think about what each sentence means. 1. let's eat, grandma. 2. let's eat grandma. what does the first sentence mean? what does the second sentence mean?