Question

"Several people jumped to lift the dog."No please,"she said."
(a) Why did the speaker want to lift the dog?
(b) Why did the speaker say,"No please"?
(c) What had happened to the dog?

(from the chapter-The Dog Named Duke)

Answer 1

a) The speaker wanted to lift the dog because he was injured due to an accident and he had to be immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.

b) The speaker, Marcy said "No please" because she wanted to lift the dog herself.The dog had been most helpful to her and her husband so she wanted to do everything in her power to save the dog.

c) The dog had met with an accident.He was hit by a car outside his owner's house and was critical.

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