The verb in the sentence is, to follow (his father's footsteps). This verb is used as an infinitive. An infinitive is a word in the verb form that functions as a noun, adjective or adverb. Infinitives are generally introduced by the word "to".
“She asked if I was an animal lover”
Answer:
“With one boy in particular my mother had to sit me down and explain.”
Explanation:
Perhaps this one “boy” doesn’t want to be a boy anymore and gets offended when the main character refers to them as a “guy” or was never a guy to begin with. In that case it would make sense that the boy would get offended
The correct answer is: B. too many Irish living in poverty.
In his recognized essay, A Modest Proposal, Swift tackles the terrible social problem that Ireland was suffering: poverty and, with it, the heavy prejudice against poor people that social inequality had generated. Using a rather unusual approach to shock the audience (suggesting that poor parents should sell their kids in the meat market or even eat them), he engages the subject head-on.
The correct option is D.
Ration refers to a fixed amount of a particular commodity which is officially allowed during a time of shortage such as the one experience during war time. A similar word that can be used instead of ration is portion.
