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WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2002 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
When I went on leave I asked Mr. Bamson to hold the forte. This means that I asked him to
Answer Details
"When I went on leave I asked Mr. Bamson to hold the forte" means that the speaker asked Mr. Bamson to act in their absence. To "hold the fort" means to take responsibility for something or to take care of a situation while someone is away. So, in this case, the speaker asked Mr. Bamson to take care of things while they were on leave.