Question

Think and Answer
1. Why did the rich man say the following lines?
a) Where are they?
b) No nonsense.
d) A clever answer.
e) That's a lie.
c) That's ridiculous
2. Answer the following questions.
a) The boy looked up and studied the rich man.
i) Explain the expression, 'studied the rich man!
ii) What was the boy doing before he saw the man?
iii) Why did he study the man?
b) “If you tell me where they really are, I will go home and forget about their debt
i) Who are referred to as 'you, ‘me, and they?
ii) Who owed whom a debt?
iii) Would the speaker really forget the debt?
3. Why did the boy choose the fly as his witness?
4. How important was the role of the fly in the story?
5. Do you ever feel sorry for the rich man? Explain.
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Answer 1

Answers to the following questions are:-

Explanation:

• Wisdom is (are) better than rubies. I see you from him (I see) often. I know the country better than you. Instead of what you want, I'll be hurt.

• Lest is used as subordinating conjunction expressing a negative objective, and is equal to that not', 'for fear that';

• As Love does not sleep, lest you become poor. Don't be lazy, lest you want to. He fled, lest he should be killed.

• I was worried that we might get lost. (Note:- Less is rare in modern English.) Note:- Modem should be idiomatic construction after last. after a few gestures negating fear or apprehension, lest it is used as a counterpart thereof; As I was afraid that there might be anger on you.

Whereas it means:-

(1) During that time, until; As, While he was sleeping, an enemy sowed tar. While there is Life, there is hope.

(2) while; As, While I have no money to spend, you have nothing to spend. white it's true

(3) Some, this is not true for all. Only, as a conjunction, it means except, but, was it (that) not; As, A very beautiful woman, only she leans a little.

• The day is pleasant, only cold. He does well, just that he is nervous in the beginning.

• I will go with you, only I have no money except once was in good use in conjunction; As, Except (unless) you repent, you will all perish like this.

• Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. The modem has been replaced in English by the time.