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The origin of the word sandwich is also very interesting. It comes from the name of an English nobleman

who was the fourth Earl of Sandwich. This Earl of sandwich was very fond of playing cards for hours and

hours. While playing cards, he would not go home even for meals. His servant would bring bread and meat

for him. But the Earl did not like to stop playing and eat. So his servant put meat between two slices of

bread. The Earl ate it and continued to play. This was a very convenient way of eating bread with meat or

vegetables and it become very popular. The item began to be called sandwich because it was first eaten by

the Earl of sandwich.

Questions:

1. What do you mean by the phrase ‘Fourth Earl of Sandwich’?

2. To which country did the Earl of sandwich belong?

3. Why was the item called sandwich ?

4. How did the Earl of sandwich like his meal to be served ? Why?

5. Give a suitable title to the passage.​

Answers

Answered by anjali5087
7

Answer:

1. John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS (13 November 1718 – 30 April 1792) was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten. ... He is also known for the claim that he was the eponymous inventor of the sandwich.

2.. England.

3.. The sandwich is named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an eighteenth-century English aristocrat. It is said that he ordered his valet to bring him meat tucked between two pieces of bread.

4...As the story goes, he was playing cards and did not want to leave the gaming table to eat. He asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between two slices of bread so he could eat with his hands. Thus, the Sandwich was born.

5...The title should express the main idea of the passage. The passage, as a whole, focuses on appropriate and inappropriate uses of e-mail. The other choices address more specific ideas expressed in the passage but are not its main idea.

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Answered by nikitapawar9545
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Answer:

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