Identify the subordinating conjunction: before i leave on the sixth, we need to pay the bills. a. before b. leave c. we d. on

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Explanation:

The answer is before, we have an inverted sentence, if say:

We need to pay the bills before I leave on the sixth.

We can notice BEFORE connects sentences making the second subordinated to the first one.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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