The word should be Lying. When you don't want to have undesirable responses or suffer undesirable consequences, you lie, that is, you invent fictitious circumstances. Example would be someone asks you do to something and you invent that you have something else planned even if you don't have anything planned.
August didn't because he/she maybe didn't have time to take the dog to the vet or couldn't afford.
A Paris Elopement is a decision that you make as a couple to not have a classical wedding, but instead you travel to Paris to get married, just you and your partner. It typically involves a symbolic ceremony and photos around the city of love.
Answer: The first one is - To show time
The second one is- to add information
The third one is- to provide examples
The last one is-to summarize or conclude
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