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Question must be answered based on the following text.
This passage from “The Sign of the Four” by Arthur Conan Doyle, captures Holmes’ logical approach to deduction and showcases his analytical abilities.
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth", said Sherlock Holmes.
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Question must be answered based on the following text.
In this passage from Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, by Lewis Carrol, Alice meets the Cheshire Cat and asks for directions.
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" Alice asked.
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to”, said the Cat.
"I don’t much care where—" said Alice.
"Then it doesn’t matter which way you go", said the Cat.
—so long as I get somewhere", Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you’re sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough".
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Cambridge Dictionary defines an idiom as a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meaning of each word on its own.
From: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. Cambridge Dictionary. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/.
In the sentences: “I can’t go to school today. I’m feeling under the weather.”; “When healthy eating became popular, many people jumped on the bandwagon”; “I’m ready to paint the town red with my friends.” and “He spilled the beans about coming home for the holidays.” , the idiomatic expressions in bold have the following meanings:
“If I were determined to get a rich husband, I dare say I would adopt it.”
Adapted from: AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Edited by James Kinsley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Oxford World’s Classics.
Based on the excerpt and standard English grammar rules, it is correct to affirm that
I - The car is parked outside; II - Her book is on the table; III - There are some apples on the counter.
I - He could run fast when he was younger; II - She may know the answer; III - May I borrow your book?