Question

"I would not throw it away 1) who Says this words?
2) what does 'it 'refer to? 3) what is it being compared with by the speaker?

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Tommy said these words. (ii) 'It' refers to the television screen, on which you could read over a million books. (iii) Tommy is comparing the television screen to the real books in earlier times in which words were printed on paper.

Answer 2

(NCERT IX - Beehive)

“I would not throw it away.”

1» Who says this words?

→ These words were spoken by Tommy.

2» What does ‘it’ refer to?

→ ‘It’ refers to the television screen. It can store many telebooks in it.

3» What is it being compared to?

→ It is being compared to the book which Tommy found from the attic. Tommy wants the television screen rather than the book because there are many benefits of the television screen.