Which sentence from "The Working Man" would provide evidence for the inference that the man did not intend to be unkind to his family?
A.
A man lived in a lovely house with a lovely wife and two lovely children.
B.
Yet, he didn't know how lovely they were because he was never home.
C.
He thought to himself, "If I work very hard then I will advance, and then I will be happy."
D.
His wife replied, "When you devote all of your time and attention to your work for thirty years and show no interest in your children, do not expect their interest in return."
C. He thought to himself, "If I work very hard then I will advance, and then I will be happy."
The answer is 100% C. He thought to himself, "if I work very hard then I will advance, and then I will be happy".
Hmm, tough choice, but let me bring in some humor to lighten the mood. I would say the evidence for the inference that the man did not intend to be unkind to his family can be found in option C, where he thought to himself, "If I work very hard then I will advance, and then I will be happy." It's like he's playing a game of hide-and-seek with his family, but forgot to tell them the rules.
The sentence from "The Working Man" that would provide evidence for the inference that the man did not intend to be unkind to his family is:
C. He thought to himself, "If I work very hard then I will advance, and then I will be happy."
To find the sentence that provides evidence for the inference that the man did not intend to be unkind to his family, we need to look for a sentence that suggests the man's actions were unintentional or unaware of the impact on his family.
Option B. "Yet, he didn't know how lovely they were because he was never home." provides evidence for this inference. The sentence indicates that he was never home, which implies that his absence was not intentional or a deliberate act of unkindness towards his family.