“it takes millions of barrels of oil to make the 100 billion plastic bags that americans use every year. about 2 percent of those bags are recycled the rest are still with us, and will be long after we die, since they do not rot. the passage above uses to make a point. a. opinion c. offensive language b. statistics d. pictures

Your answer is B) statistics

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“It takes millions of barrels of oil to make the 100 billion plastic bags that Americans use every year. About 2 percent of those bags are recycled the rest are still with us, and will be long after we die, since they do not rot.

The passage above uses (statistics) to make a point!

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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