What passages? I can't answer this for you because I can't read the passages.
If the talented voleyball player were to accept the revised terms, she could sign the scholarship offer today.
<u>"Were to" is generally used to highlight that the conditional form that has been used presents a hypothetical situation that is highly unlikely to happen.</u> Therefore, "were to" emphasizes the improbability of the condition. In the case of this specific sentence, it is unlikely that the talented voleyball player will accept the revised terms and; therefore, sign the scholarship offer today.
He went to the ship to get food that was unspoiled and a gun with ammunition in the case where he has to defend himself or shoot an animal for food. <span />
Personification: The act of making a nonhuman object (inanimate) have human features (animate). Basically what this question is asking is what is the action emphasizing. So in this case the human action is shivered, what was shivering? the stars.
