Question

She talked about clothes and fashions but Johnsy
did not respond. Johnsy continued to lie still on her
bed. Sue brought her drawing board into Johnsy’s room and
started painting. To take Johnsy’s mind off her illness, she
whistled while working.
Who is ‘she’ in the extract?
Why did Johnsy continue to lie on her bed?
Find a word from the extract which means ‘to keep on’
Which part of speech is ‘while’?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.She is referred to Sue in this extract.

2. Johnsy was suffering from pneumonia and she felt she would die as the last leaf on the creeper would fall . This is the reason why she continued to lie on her bed.

3. Continued