Which excerpt from the number devil best shows the entertaining side of the number devil's character?

"if i'd known you were going to be such a scaredy-cat, i wouldn't have entered your dream."

"with one—i am speaking of the numeral, of course—you can do almost anything."

"i can't seem to come up with anything. you were right. it doesn't work. how did you know? "

"guessing? guessing is not allowed in mathematics! mathematics is an exact science! "

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Match the sentence to its correct verb mood

Which statement is most accurate regarding the speaking-writing connection? a. written words seldom reflect the words people use when they speak. b. to own a word, write it over and over again. c. the words used by writers are not normally used in speaking. d. to own a word, speak it.