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Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:
"I told him that I never liked to sleep two in a bed; that if I should ever do so, it would depend upon who the harpooneer might be, and that if he really had no other place for me, and the harpooneer was not decidedly objectionable, why rather than wander further about a strange town on so bitter a night, I would put up with the half of any decent man's blanket."
"I thought so. All right; take a seat. Supper?—you want supper? Supper 'll be ready directly."


Considering the interaction between Ishmael and the innkeeper, identify the alternative that best describes the primary social function performed by the innkeeper's utterances.
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"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Rising temperatures are causing glaciers to melt and sea levels to rise."

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels according to the text?
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"Technology has changed how we communicate. While it connects people across the globe, it can also lead to isolation in real life."

According to the text, technology:
In the sentence “Newby hoped to capitalize on the popularity of Jane Eyre” (l. 27), “capitalize on” means:

Analyse the statements below about the following excerpt:


“If Mr. Newby always does business in this way, few authors would like to have him for their publisher a second time.” (l. 25–27)


I. It is a conditional sentence.


II. The first clause expresses a condition, while the second expresses a hypothetical consequence.


III. The conditional clause refers to a completed action in the past.


Which ones are correct?