I tried to sound severe: “Now I really mean this. If you don’t cut this food right down give hime more exercise he is going to be really ill. You must harden your heart and keep him on a very strict diet.” a) Why did the speaker try to sound severe? b) For whom was the advance given and why? c) Find the word in the extract which means the same as ‘serious’. d) Write the antonym of the word ‘hardened
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The questions have been asked from the story A Triumph of surgery.
a) The speaker, which is the doctor sounded severe, so that Mrs Pumphrey realize how ill her dog was and must take his advice seriously.
b) The advice was given for the dog Tricki as he was unwell. He had become obese and lethargic due to overeating and the doctor wanted the dog on a strict diet.
c) Word same as serious - Severe
d) The antonym of the word hardened is softened.
Answer:
a) The speaker, which is the doctor sounded severe, so that Mrs Pumphrey realize how ill her dog was and must take his advice seriously.
b) The advice was given for the dog Tricki as he was unwell. He had become obese and lethargic due to overeating and the doctor wanted the dog on a strict diet.
c) Word same as serious - Severe
d) The antonym of the word hardened is softened.
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