Answer:
concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill.
You would add another ''p'' so it would be dropped
A pronoun replaces a noun. Common pronouns are he, she and it. So, the only pronoun in this sentence is she.
"...she stopped at the gas station."
An antecedent is the word that the pronoun refers back to, or replaces. So, who is "she?" "She" is Denise.
"...Denise went to the grocery store..."
So, the pronoun (she) refers to its antecedent, Denise.
Answer:
Updike has carefully brought the meaning to the poem and to the character by naming him Flick, which means a quick and sudden movement.
Explanation:
'Ex-Basketball Player' is a poem written by John Updike. The poem is about a character named 'Flick Webb' who used to be basketball star in his high school but now serves as a gas station attendant.
<u>The poem brings the meaning that one should not remain the past glory of life and must move on</u>. Flick used to be a basketball star in his high school but after that moment of life gets over he is just 'Flick' who, now, should think of life ahead of him. But he remains stick to his past glory.
"Flick' means a <u>quick and sudden movement</u>. By naming the character 'Flick', Updike brings out the message that life goes on in a flick moment of time and thus one should remain prepared for it. But, in the poem, 'Flick' was not prepared for life ahead and remained a slave of past glory as an 'Ex-Basketball Player.' Because 'Flick' perceived that his glory will remain forever, he never learned other skills to help him for his future, that's why now he serves as a gas station attendant.
