Explanation for Question 3 From the Reading Section on the 2019 May Sat
Question three says which choice most closely captures the literal meaning of the figurative 2 flavors referred to in line 32. 3 So let's look back at the sentence. They're referencing here for some context, 4 and maybe we can better determine what's going on. 5 So the sentence that this word is contained in says, 6 Henry viewed his conversations with Mr. Milson as a form of play. 7 Justice has conversations with fishermen about the sea or the farmers about the harvest 8 were formed a polite relaxation, a way of drinking in England, 9 allowing its flavors to come to him and phrases turns of speech and local 10 references. So again, the word that we're looking at here is flavors. 11 So that flavors is used to 12 describe England in general, 13 but allowing its flavors that it is referring to England. 14 And you can determine that because this clause comes after a clause where the 15 sentence or the subject is England, and then that it is the subject of 16 this one. So that's just kind of a determination of what that pronoun means. 17 So allowing England's flavors to come to him and phrases turns of speech 18 and local references and this case there's no really like positive 19 or negative connotation vibe associated with these flavors. 20 It's just kind of a neutral expression of like, 21 these are the different characteristics of England and that's what he obtains from these 22 conversations. So if you look at the answer choices here, 23 we can already eliminate answer choice...