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Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost? - English Core

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Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?

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Solution

Yes, I knew someone like the author’s grandmother. It was my own grandmother who passed away recently. The intense sense of loss is very heart-wrenching as I spent almost fifteen years of my life with her.

Or

No, I have never known someone the way the author knew his grandmother. Thus, I have never felt a sense of grief presented in the story.

(A model answer has been provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)

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