Question

Notice the different senses of the word ‘take’.
1. to take to something: to begin to do something as a habit
2. to take ill: to suddenly become ill
Locate these phrases in the text and notice the way they are used."

Answer 1

ANSWER :

The examples where these phrases in the lesson ‘‘The Portrait of a Lady’ have been used are given below.

(i) “... ..she took to feeding sparrows in the courtyard of our city house”.  

This phrase means - the daily routine that the author's grandmother took up when they shifted to the city.

(ii) “The next morning she was taken ill.”  

This phrase means - the author’s grandmother’s sudden illness.

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Answer 2

1).to take something-here means to satrt uo a new work or any activities whic may intialy induldge you