Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question:
“Shall I make you a cup of milk?” the mother said to the son.
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A.
The mother wanted to make a cup of milk for the son. -
B.
The mother was asked to make a cup of milk for the son. -
C.
The mother promised to make a cup of milk for the son. -
D.
The mother offered to make a cup of milk for the son.
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Translate the sentence. The mother said to her son, “Can I make you a cup of milk?”
Translate answers.
A. The mother wants to make a cup of milk for her son.
B. The mother was asked to make a cup of milk for her son.
C. The mother promises to make a cup of milk for her son.
D. The mother offers to make a cup of milk for her son.’
In the sentence, we see the phrase shall I – used when we want to ask to do something → Choose answer D because we have the structure offer to V: offer to do something, and want to V: want to do, promise to V: promise to do something and was asked to V: to be asked to do something.
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