the verb is rode lol i think
Answer:
Updike has carefully brought the meaning to the poem and to the character by naming him Flick, which means a quick and sudden movement.
Explanation:
'Ex-Basketball Player' is a poem written by John Updike. The poem is about a character named 'Flick Webb' who used to be basketball star in his high school but now serves as a gas station attendant.
<u>The poem brings the meaning that one should not remain the past glory of life and must move on</u>. Flick used to be a basketball star in his high school but after that moment of life gets over he is just 'Flick' who, now, should think of life ahead of him. But he remains stick to his past glory.
"Flick' means a <u>quick and sudden movement</u>. By naming the character 'Flick', Updike brings out the message that life goes on in a flick moment of time and thus one should remain prepared for it. But, in the poem, 'Flick' was not prepared for life ahead and remained a slave of past glory as an 'Ex-Basketball Player.' Because 'Flick' perceived that his glory will remain forever, he never learned other skills to help him for his future, that's why now he serves as a gas station attendant.
The girl told the man that he was very drunk and it was quite distinguishing. She asked him what his mom and dad would feel when he arrived home like that. He replied that if her husband slept with a dry stick or what.
Explanation:
Reported speech is demonstrated as the grammatical construction in which the content of a statement, utterance, or question is communicated without employing the exact words of the speaker. The primary aim is to convey the same message using different words.
In order to convert the statements in the given conversation to reported speech, some necessary alterations in the pronoun, punctuation, and the verb would be made to convey the same content.
Answer:
Humans have an innate preference for spicy and sour foods.
is false
Explanation:
because
(in mythology and fairy tales) a mischievous imp or sprite.
