Question

The number of nails hammered into the fence daily decreased gradually because *

Answer 1

Answer:

the boy was tired,the hammar broke,the boy was fed up of this activity,the boy learned to control his anger

Answer 2

The nails hammered into the fence daily decreased gradually because the boy got tired and was now able to channelise his anger.

• The question has been asked from the story Angry Little Boy
• A little boy had an exceptionally adverse temper.  
• His father thought of changing such behaviour, and handed him a bag of nails, to hammer them into the wooden fence every time he lost his temperament.
• As the day went by, he put around thirty seven nails into the fence. This was a lot of hard work, and made him tired.  
• Gradually, over the next few days, the boy matured soothed his nerves and learned to regulate his temper.
• The considerable number of nails he was driving into the fence significantly decreased.