After reading the passage about Tantalus, we can conclude the following about him:
Tantalus most likely wished he had friends.
<h3>Who is Tantalus?</h3>
- Tantalus is a Greek mythology character. As a matter of fact, it is from his name that the verb "tantalize" is derived. Tantalus was the son of the god Zeus with a nymph and, for that reason, he was friends with the gods and allowed in heaven.
- However, Tantalus used his access to heaven to sin against the gods. He stole nectar and ambrosia from them to give to humans. He also killed his own son and served him for the gods to eat to test the gods.
- For that reason, he was punished by being imprisoned in Hades, a mythological hell, where he could not reach the water and the food that were right in front of him.
<h3>What can we infer from the passage?</h3>
- The passage says that the night Tantalus spent with fellow mortals was glorious. He was happy because he felt as if he had actual friends. With that piece of information, we can infer that Tantalus wished he has friends, that he craved this sort of intimacy with other mortals.
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Infinitive phrases
starts with infinitives that is, “to” added by a simple verb and can be used as
nouns, adjectives or adverbs. In the case of including a main clause in the
sentence, infinitive phrase separates it with comma.
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To
speak clearly’ and ‘to being understood’ are used as an adverb because ‘to’
precedes to the word ‘speak’ which is a verb, an action word.
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Adverbs are words used in shifting or adding meaning
of a verb, clause, adjective, or another adverb. They can be used if: firstly,
a sentence contains a subject and a predicate. Secondly, when a subordinate
conjunction is used and thirdly, if it answer the ‘adverbial questions’ – when,
why, when and how. It is also further categorized to time, place, manner,
degree, condition, concession and reason.</span>
I’m not exactly 100% sure but I think it’s D
