“They’re coming to talk over poor grandpa’s affairs. Your father sent them a telegram as soon as we found he was dead”

Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

“They’re coming to talk over poor grandpa’s affairs.
Your father sent them a telegram as soon as we found he was dead”
(i) Who is the speaker of the above line?
(ii) To whom is the speaker speaking?
(iii) What is the ‘noise’ heard due to?
(iv) Who are ‘they’ in the above line?

Answer 1

(i) Mrs. Slater is the speaker of the lines.
(ii) Speaker is speaking to Victoria.
(iii) Due to the arrival of Mr. Henry Slater.
(iv) Mr. and Mrs. Jordans