Question

1
Read the following sentence from Reading Comprehension - Text 1 and answer the questions
in your notebook.
One by one the lamps were all extinguished, except that Mr Carmichael, who liked to lie
awake a little reading Virgil, kept his candle burning rather longer than the rest.
a) What did Mr Carmichael do different from the others?
b) Why did Mr Carmichael do that? Which part of the sentence gives you this information?
c) What is the purpose of the clause "who liked to lie awake a little reading Virgil"? Who is it about?
d) What is the word in the clause in item c used to replace Mr Carmichael's name?​

Answer 1

Resposta:

Gostava de ficar acordado um pouco lendo Virgílio por que a história em que lia era antiga. O Sr carmichael gosta de histórias antigas

Explicação:

Sr carmichael gosta de coisas antigas e Virgílio e uma palavra antiga