Farther. Further is metaphorical, using "farther" in this case because <span>“farther” has the word “far” in it, and “far” obviously relates to physical distance. Therefore the town is fifteen minutes farther up the road </span>
Answer:
The crew follows Odysseus’s orders by tying him up.
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Odysseus’s crew continues to row, even when he is tied up.
Answer:
- "This was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race."
- "... they were far better off than they had been in the days of Jones, and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings."
Explanation:
1. This statement support the theme especially looking at the ending part which says, "they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race". We note that the perceived oppression they experienced prompted them to act, but despite acting they were still struggling with the alternative course of action.
2. The statement "they were far better off" indicates that they experienced oppression "in the days of Jones".
Thus, after their ordeal they were determined more than ever to avoid the alternative of not preventing the return of the human beings.
<span>According to this excerpt from "Loneliness . . . an American Malady" by Carson McCullers, the paradox that people struggle with in life is that it talks about how Americans don't like to be lonely. There are a lot of people that do not want to be lonely. They want to be part of the "we" from their "I"</span>
Answer:
Betru asked Tedla what he was doing there because he hadn't seen him since June.
Tedla replied that he just came back from his holiday in Nekemte
Betru asked if he enjoyed it and Tedla replied that he loves Ireland and the people in Nekemte were so friendly.
Betra then asked if he went to Shambu and Tedla replied that it was his first trip. He said he could show Betra some pictures tomorrow if he was free.
Betru replied that he would arrange some things tomorrow but he was free tonight.
Tedla suggested he comes to his place and asked what time they should meet.
Betru said he would be there by eight and asked if it was alright?
Explanation:
Direct speech means reporting a speech by repeating the words of the speaker verbatim.
Indirect speech is expressing the words of a speaker without explicitly quoting or repeating the words.
Some simple steps in changing direct speech to indirect speech are:
- Remove all inverted commas or quotation marks.
- Finish the sentence with a period.
- Change the verbs in the inverted commas to the corresponding tense.
