As time was elapsing, Chase was becoming fluent in the futile language. He had no purpose in learning German but his parents harassed him into it. Sure, his family was German and they visited once a year but they always spoke English when they were there. The whole ordeal irked Chase but he couldn't let his persistent parents down, their wishes not being granted was lethal to Chase as he just wanted to please them. But he continued to be evasive to the task.
Be a good listener, don’t offer unwanted advice.
Answer:
c. He was present when his mother, Matata, was being taught how to communicate.
Explanation:
The attempts to 'teach' language and help animals communicate with humans has been ongoing research and practical work of many linguistics and psychologists. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is one of those psychologists who worked on teaching language and communication between animals and humans, specifically focusing on the bonobos.
Kanzi was an infant bonobo when Sue first began teaching lexigrams to Matata, Kanzi's adopted mother. But despite their attempts, Matata seemed to be incapable of learning or understanding anything. Taken back to another facility to be a breeder, Kanzi was left behind. After a couple of days, Sue noticed that Kanzi had absorbed whatever had been taught to his mother. This led Sue to focus on teaching Kanzi instead.
Thus, the correct answer is that Kanzi was present when his mother, Matata was being taught to communicate.
Which word is in italics?
Tantalus was one of the sons of Zeus with a nymbh, which was condemned to an eternal punishment, bound to Tartarus (the divine prison in the Underworld), for several crimes he had commit, among which, revealing forbidden secrets from the Heavens to the humans (as similary did Prometheus) and stealing the food beverage of the Gods (respectively nectar and ambrosia). Before being punished however, he was king of Sipylus in Lydia, and was admitted in the table of the Gods, even though he was not one himself. Therefore being able to enjoy the pleasure usually only did by the Gods.
