Father : Why did you return home late today? Son : My motorbike brakes ****** on the way.

Question

This is a conversation between a father and his son. After reading the conversation report the conversation in your own words.

Father : Why did you return home late today?

Son : My motorbike brakes ** on the way.

Father : Why didn’t you check your brakes before starting?

Son : I was in a hurry. I didn’t have the time.

Father : It shows how careless you are. If you keep your bike in a good condition, you will save yourself a lot of trouble and time.

Answer 1

The father asked (a) his son why he had returned home late that day. The boy replied (b) that his motorbike brakes had ** on the way. On hearing this, the father (c) asked him why he hadn’t checked his brakes before starting. The boy said that as (d) he was in a hurry he had had no time. Disappointed on hearing this, the father observed that it showed how careless he was. He added that if (e) he kept his bike in a good condition, he would save himself a lot of trouble and time.