"It was all right as far as I could see: it was like this: Memento—that's right enough for remember, and it takes a genitive, memento putei inter quatuor taxos."
"What silly rot!" I said. "What made you shove that down? What does it mean?"
"That's the funny part," said McLeod. "I'm not quite sure what it does mean. All I know is, it just came into my head and I corked it down."
What can be inferred from this passage?
A School Story
Responses
McLeod is too scared of his teacher to make up a proper sentence.
McLeod is too scared of his teacher to make up a proper sentence.
McLeod doesn't know how he came to write the Latin sentence.
McLeod doesn't know how he came to write the Latin sentence.
McLeod needed help to translate the Latin sentence.
McLeod needed help to translate the Latin sentence.
A ghost is helping McLeod with his Latin composition.
A ghost is helping McLeod with his Latin composition.
1 answer
From the passage, the best inference is:
McLeod doesn't know how he came to write the Latin sentence.
This is supported by McLeod's statement that the sentence "just came into my head" and that he is "not quite sure what it does mean." This indicates a lack of understanding about how he arrived at the sentence. The other options do not accurately reflect the information given in the passage.
