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Question
Choose the correct option from the bracket and fill in the blanks given below.
(addressed, luncheon, generously, unwise, insist)
Parents always____________ on children to be allrounders.
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Solution
Parents always Insist on children to be allrounders.
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| I never eat anything for luncheon. | ||
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What are the instances which create humour in “The Luncheon”?
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(a) She gave me her last kind of advice on how to improve my eating habits.
(b) I met her in the theatre after many years and I could hardly recognize her.
(c) Twenty years ago, I lived in Paris and earned just enough money to get by.
(d) I was really scared what could happen when I would pay the bill.
(e) “I never eat anything for luncheon.”
(f) I ordered a mutton chop for myself.
(g) She had read a book of mine. (h) She ordered asparagus.
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| Sentence | Direct meaning | Hidden meaning |
| If I cut out coffee for the next two days, | to stop drinking coffee | to stop spending money in order to save money for some purpose. |
