Verbal Ability - Comprehension - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 2 (Q.No. 3)
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But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
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The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
Discussion:
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Harsh Raj said:
4 years ago
In the first line, the author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Harsh said:
4 years ago
In the first line, author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his c is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
But in the next very line his c is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
Prem Uttam Borkar said:
1 year ago
Well said. Thanks all.
Swapnil said:
1 year ago
Good details. Thanks all.
Chaitanya said:
1 month ago
Thank you all.
Maksud said:
1 decade ago
There is mentioned " i had never shot an elephant". From this statement i come to know that author has experienced of hunting animals but he didn't hunt of big animals like an elephant. So ans. come into my mind is b)
Gavy aujla said:
1 decade ago
The line, "I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to". It shows that he is inexperienced in killing elephants and it also states that he has killed animals, that is, he is not inexperienced.
Janakiram said:
1 decade ago
"I had never shot an elephant" It suggests that he might have no experience. So, I agree with the answer.
Vikram said:
1 decade ago
I think it's C because the lines "It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. " shows that he was more considerate. His inexperience is just a secondary reason why he's not shooting the animal.
GPCASRK said:
1 decade ago
The answer is to be C because the author tells in the paragraph.
" I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal. ) " it shows that he had no experience to kill large animals.
" I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal. ) " it shows that he had no experience to kill large animals.
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