In richard connell's the most dangerous game, there are several words that are not commonly heard in day to day conversation, here are some of the words and it's correct meaning :
Placid : Calm
Doggedly : With determination
Zealous : Extremely Passionate
Scruples : Morals
Answer: Reporting statements is relatively easy. The most common verb used to report statements is tell.
As a general rule, the changes in the tense of the reported speech depend upon the tense of the reporting verb in the direct speech. Thus when the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of the reported verb also changes to past tense.
Example
He said, ‘I want to go.’
He said that he wanted to go.
Explanation:
Answer:
In some ways, Santiago does not change.
Explanation:
But ever since he had been a child, he had wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man's sins.
That quote is from early in the story. It occurs right before Santiago tells his father that he wants to travel the world. Santiago is full of wonder and curiosity about all kinds of things.
Answer:
The boy is handsome.
Explanation:
Are is for plural. Am is for first person singular.
