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Select the correct answer.
Based on this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country," what is the contextual meaning of the phrase "take up"?
*Ah, yes," the major said. "Why, then, do you not take up the use of grammar?" So we took up the use of grammar, and soon Italian
such a difficult language that I was afraid to talk to him until I had the grammar straight in my mind.
A. to become interested in or engaged in something
B. to begin to hold or work at a position or post
C.
to occupy time, space, or the attention of someone
D. to pursue a matter later or further with someone

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Medunno13

Answer:

C. to occupy time, space, or the attention of someone

paynelove19

Answer:

A) to become interested in or engaged in something

Explanation:

When the major proposes that students "take up the use of grammar," what they really mean is that they should become enthusiastic about or dedicated to the study of grammar. This is made clear by the fact that the narrator is afraid to talk to the major right away because he doesn't want to make any mistakes in the language he uses.

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