Our old friend rain returns

[Howard]

Test No. incompl/elem-22 "Weather Forecast", question 10

And of course after that our old friend rain ..........

(a) repeats
(b) reports
(c) returns
(d) reacts

Test No. incompl/elem-22 "Weather Forecast", answer 10

And of course after that our old friend rain returns.

Correct answer: (c) returns

Your answer was: correct
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What does the word "rain" mean here in this sentence?

[Alan]

Rain means water from the sky, described in ths sentence as if it was a person.
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[Howard]

[Annie J]

hi:
I like this site very much. and I like your explanation it's easy to understand. I don't understand the sentence. can you explain what is " of course after that our old friend rain " thank you
Annie

[Khanhphamqn]

Dear Friends,
Somebody con help me. In fact, I almost don't understand the meaning of this sentence.
My answer is And of course after that our old friend rain report. Because I cannot understand, so i just guessed and gave the answer.
I have request and question as well what does "And of course after that our old friend rain returns" mean.
I will be grateful if someone consider my question and Annie also.
Thanks in advance

[Khanhphamqn]

Dear Friends,
Somebody can help me. In fact, I almost don't understand the meaning of this sentence.
My answer is And of course after that our old friend rain report. Because I cannot understand, so i just guessed and gave the answer.
I have request and question as well what does "And of course after that our old friend rain returns" mean.
I will be grateful if someone consider my question and Annie also.
Thanks in advance

[Kitosdad]

OK folks, I'll try.
Presumably the weather forecaster had finished his forecast following a long period of very good/sunny weather, and ended by saying that the good weather was coming to an end.

He foretold the coming of the bad weather by saying, " And then of course our old friend Mr. Rain will be turning up tomorrow. It was a light-hearted comment, not to be taken too seriously.
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[Shustrik]

Hi, I want to try help to Khanhphamqn, even if i think that Kitosdad explained that quit well.
So Khanhphamqn I'll try: it is better to say that at the morning people will find sun in the morning. And till the end rain will back in (town, etc.) again. So don't forget your umbrella!
Hope it will help.

And i have a question to Alan My answer here was repeats. Why can not I use it here. Because I thought thatin this sentence both answers (repaets, returns) will be correct.

[Mitra584]

Dear to whom may it concern,
Would you please explain me why cannot use REAPEAT in this test?
With the best regard
Mitra584


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[Mitra584]

Dear to whom may it concern,
Would you please explain me why cannot use REAPEAT in this test?
With the best regard
Mitra584


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[Alan]

Hi Mitra,

The word is 'repeats'. If you use that word in the test sentence, you would need to use an object for the verb as in: the weather repeats the same pattern.

Alan
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[Mitra584]

With the best regard
Mitra
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[Samy]

And of course after that our old friend rain returns ? what does " old friend rain " mean ? it is very Poetic :)

[Beeesneees]

Did you read Kitosdad's message (#7) above, Samy?

This sentence is a light-hearted way of saying that rain is very common - it is very well-known in the area, presumably because they have so much of it.

It is quite poetic. The technique of personifying something which is not a person or animal is used by many poets and authors.
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