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Lucy said: "I will travel with my husband to Europe next month".


Lucy's direct words can be turned into indirect speech, transmitting the same message in the following alternative:

Observe the two sentences below and identify their Verb Tense:
1. We haven't been studying math since January.
2. Has Jane been living in New York for a long time?
Read the paragraphs below and choose the right alternative:

In India, people have caught monkeys by setting out a small box with a tasty nut in it. There is an opening in the box large enough for the monkey to thrust in his hand, but too small for him to withdraw it once his clutched the nut. When the monkey has grabbed the prize, he must either let go and regain his freedom or keep hold and stay trapped.Most monkeys hold onto the nut, making it easy for hunters to pick them up. People have been known to get caught in the same kind of trap. The person who puts the goodie in the box controls the person who grabs it, but if we are willing to let go of the goodies, we are free of control.
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The text says that in India people have caught monkeys, since monkeys can not get a nut from a small box and are easily grabbed. Considering our background knowledge that in India people eat monkeys, the general idea of the text after a quick view on it, without worrying about the details of it, is related to the following reading strategy: 
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In “Hence, I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement”, HENCE means: 
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In “I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming”, OVERWHELMING transmits the idea of: