In which sentence about A Christmas Carol is the word meager used correctly?
a) The Ghost of Christmas Future used his meager finger to point to Scrooge's tombstone.
b) Scrooge gave Adam a meager amount of money to reward him for buying an enormous turkey.
c) Scrooge's donations to the Portly Man and the poor were rich and meager.
d) The Cratchits were unable to buy Tiny Tim's medical treatment on a meager treatment.
I think the answer is D. Could anyone check my answer?
The people who said B are incorrect! It is D!
1. A and B
2. Short Answer (Try on your own or go to Brainly for some examples)
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. D
8. D (Yes, it is NOT B)
9. Short Answer (Its a compare and contrast)
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Nope.
D is incorrect.
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Is it b then?
Thanks. B was my first answer anyway.
The answer is 'B' because meager means a short quality of something. Scrooge gave Adam 'MEAGER' amount of money for serving him a large turkey. Scrooge never gives enough money.
Therefore, the answer is 'B'.