1.Read the sentence below:
Biologists have created an immortal frog. They removed its vocal chords and now it cannot croak.
Which of the following correctly explains the pun in this sentence and the word or words on which it is built?
A. Biologists-these scientists can both create and enjoy immortality, as their name implies
B. Croak-croak is the sound a frog makes and an expression for dying
C. Immortal-frogs are known to be immortal god-like creatures in some cultures
D. Vocal-frogs are typically described as being quite vocal at night**
2.Which is written correctly in the conditional mood?
A. Go searching for the next right turn on the map please.
B. If she had been honest, she would make everyone aware of her mistakes.**
C. If you wanted to leave earlier, you should be telling me earlier.
D. If I finish my homework, then I can go skateboarding.
3.Which sentence is written in the conditional mood?
A. Allow extra time for boarding if you have small children.**
B. I have given you all that I have to give this afternoon.
C. If we have to start over, then I am taking a snack break first.
D. My friends will be picking us up with their parents today.
Thanks! :)
1. no
2. no
3. no
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conditional.htm
Read all this VERY CAREFULLY, and then re-think all your answers.
1. The pun in this sentence is built on the word "croak" and it is correctly explained in option B. "Croak" is the sound a frog makes, but it is also used as a slang term for dying. Therefore, the removal of the frog's vocal chords renders it unable to make the sound and also has a humorous play on the double meaning of "croak" as dying.
2. The sentence written correctly in the conditional mood is option B. "If she had been honest, she would make everyone aware of her mistakes." The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical or conditional situation, and this sentence clearly presents a condition ("If she had been honest") and the resulting consequence ("she would make everyone aware of her mistakes").
3. The sentence written in the conditional mood is option A. "Allow extra time for boarding if you have small children." The conditional mood is used to express a condition and its potential consequence. In this sentence, the condition is having small children, and the consequence is the need to allocate extra time for boarding.