ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the king approached the hermit the latter was ____
A
planting trees
B
sowing seeds
C
digging earth
D
cleaning land
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When the King approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. Seeing the King, he greeted him and went on digging. The hermit was frail and weak, and each time he stuck his spade into the ground and turned a little earth, he breathed heavily.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: When the king approached the hermit, the latter was digging the ground as he breathed heavily .

Detailed explanation-3: -The hermit was digging the ground when the King approached him and did not lose his patience. The hermit was somehow pleased with the King who offered to help him by digging the ground.

Detailed explanation-4: -the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut. the verb in the above sentence is-was digging. the tense of this verb is past continuous tense.

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