Notice the following uses of the word ‘tell’ in the text. 1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary. 2. I would tell herEnglish words and little things of Western science and learning. 3. At her age one could never tell. 4. She told usthat her end was near. Given below are four different senses of the word ‘tell’. Match the meanings to the uses listed above. 1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words 2. count while reciting 3. be sure 4. give information to somebody
Answers
The following uses of the word ‘tell’ in the text match with the meanings to the uses listed in the question are as follows.
1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary. → 2. count while reciting
2. I would tell her English words and little things of Western science and learning. → 1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words
3. At her age, one could never tell. → 3. be sure
4. She told us that her end was near. → 4. give information to somebody
Extra information :
** This is from the lesson ‘The Portrait of a Lady’.The author of this lesson is Khushwant Singh. In this Khushwant Singh draws an interesting portrait of his grandmother.
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Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
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Which language do you use to talk to elderly relatives in your family?
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Answer:
1. Her fingers were busy telling the beads of her rosary. → 2. count while reciting
2. I would tell her English words and little things of Western science and learning. → 1. make something known to someone in spoken or written words
3. At her age, one could never tell. → 3. be sure
4. She told us that her end was near. → 4. give information to somebody