<u>Answer</u>:
The parables in the monk's tale tell us about the intentions of the monk that the Monk is lost in his own preaching or speech.
<u>Explanation</u>:
“Parable” is a short fiction story that illustrates or teaches a moral or religious value associated with it.
‘The Monk’s tale’ is a series of tragic stories which teach that one should not blindly trust prosperity as one’s fate keep changing. Chaucer’s intent is to make fun of parables and people who told them. This is because monk is only telling tragic stories to people. He is himself lost in his preaching to other people.
'Water freezes at 0 degrees C' is a universal truth, meaning that it is a statement accepted as a general truth.
In making this statement negative, we could say that:
<em>Water doesn't freeze at 100 degrees C. Water freezes at 0 degrees C.</em>
Or, the verb 'freezes' could be replaced by the negative form of its antonym which is 'boils'.
<em>Water doesn't boil at 0 degrees C. Water boils at 100 degrees C.</em>
I think that it would be fragment but I am not sure.
Compound word.
Don't mind the "x" and "z" if you look at the included image.
This might help. It is the image.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/alphabet/wordforeachletter/compoundwords/answerstiny.GIF