Answer:
2. Anna asked Jane who had given her the ring
3. My mother told me not to put my elbows on the table
4. She asked where the nearest post office was
5. He asked if I had ever played polo
6. She said she did not want to got to the party because she hated those people
7. She is very stubborn and therefore never listens to her mother's advice
8. He told me to sit down and tell him all I knew on the matter
9. She informed us that despite being unable to speak French, she was fluent in Spanish
10. She asked if I had seen the film yesterday
Explanation:
In linguistics, indirect speech is a grammatical mechanism for reporting the content of another utterance without directly quoting it. For example, the English sentence Jill said she was coming is indirect discourse while Jill said "I'm coming" would be direct discourse.
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Answer:
D) The unnamed passenger is courageous
Explanation:
"The Hunting of the Snark" (1876) is a poem by Lewis Carroll (also the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"). The poem is fantastic epic tale of nine tradesmen and a beaver of their adventure to hunt an imaginary creature "snark" which according to the poem may become very dangerous called as Boojum.
Options B and C are not correct because the Bellman (the leader) is describing the qualities of an unnamed passenger who forgets things easily and has even forgot his own name. But bellman tells that what is most important is the fact that he has courage, that is the most important thing for hunting a snark.
Option A is not correct because the line is about courage and not about skill. Moreover the unnamed man is a tradesman or a passenger and not a fighter.
Answer:
1). Revisit
2). Befriend
3). Cooperate / Collaborate
4). Oversleep
5). Overhaul
6). Mistake something
The given phrase means that a person with bad temper never gets better or change with age nor does a sharp tongue changed. Instead, a sharp tongue or someone who is constantly nagging only gets better with the constant nagging.
The given phrase is from Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle". The story revolves around Rip Van Winkle and how his 'sleep' in the woods resulted in a loss of years where everyone had seemed to be gone while he was asleep in the woods.
- The phrase was spoken by the narrator while describing Rip Van Winkle.
- The phrase <em>"a tart temper never mellows with age"</em> means that a person with a sour or even a bad temper never changes with age.
- This, in other words, means growing old has nothing to do with a person's change in attitude or temper.
- Likewise, the continuing phrase <em>"a sharp tongue is an only edged tool that grows keener by constant use"</em> also refers to a person's character or attitude.
- The phrase meant that someone who is good at nagging or complaining only gets better with constant use of the mouth/tongue.
- This means that a person who's constantly nagging will only find better words and actions to further the nagging.
The given phrase is a metaphor that the speaker made to highlight a person's behavior, attitude. This phrase can be seen or found in Irving's short story.
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