Imagine that you are writing an e-mail to a government official to ask him or her to provide information to your town about how to conserve water. which sentence uses an appropriate tone for an e-mail to a government official? so we were thinking you could give us all the best tips. you would be the coolest if you taught us how not to waste water. it would benefit many people to learn how to protect our environment. i’m not sure how much you know about conserving water, but i bet it’s a lot.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?