<span>What is the most likely reason "The Monk's Tale" is full of parables because the audience would be familiar with them as parables were highly popular then. Also, it being a monk, it is supposed to be a serious story that teaches you something, not a funny or obscene story such as those from the Wife of Bath or the Miller.</span>
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<em>What is the author's tone in this passage?</em>
Tone = helpless, unfortunate, underprivileged
The author describes the dire situation the characters are in. These descriptions form the tones above.
<em>Which pair of words from the passage best reveals this tone?</em>
"intolerable" and "economize"
These two words sum up the misery the characters are experiencing.
<em>Which sentence provides the best evidence to support
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<em>this tone?</em>
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"But we never ate enough to satisfy our hunger."
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"Tomorrow could be worse yet."
These sentences succinctly explain the the terrible, desperate situation the characters are in. This adds to the tones listed above.
Gerund phrase : driving carefully
use : it is the object of the preposition
Repetition. the word “alive” is repeated.
<span>Forming ideas based on the text that are not explicitly stated in the text is inferring.
deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.Inferring is to develop by reasoning; terminate or judge from premises or evidence</span>
