Question

Which of the following choices gives the reader a clue to the meaning of the word, "fond" in the excerpt below?

Now this king was very fond of money, and when he heard the miller's boast his greediness was raised, and he sent for the girl to be brought before him.

brought before him
he sent for the girl
the miller's boast
his greediness was raised

Answer 1

THink about something. When someone likes someone what do they do. I'n this caase, when the man liked the girl, what did he do?

Answer 2

its hard to explain but i think of fond like, something i like. For example. i am fond of this jacket i have, which in other words means I like it

Answer 3

Respectfully, I would like to point out that the king was "very fond of money" in the passage, not that he was fond of the girl.
Otherwise, I agree with the points you've made, and I would encourage this line of thinking :)

Answer 4

ha ok.

Answer 5

So first thing u gotta do is look at the defintion of the words that the mutiple choice gave you.

Answer 6

Okay, so I think I have figured out my answer choice. Thanks. =)

Answer 7

yw