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QuizMultiple Choice

Connecting Sentences and Clauses — Unit test

Question 18 • VT-SAT-Reading and Writing

Read the excerpt from Act I of Hamlet.Bernardo: ’Tis now struck twelve; get thee to bed, Francisco.

Answer
A
This is twelve.
B
It’s twelve o’clock.
C
Twelve things have fallen.
D
A man was hit twelve times.

Explanation

Bernardo says, “’Tis now struck twelve,” meaning the clock has just struck the hour of twelve. In modern wording, it is twelve o’clock, so choice B is correct. The line is about the time, not twelve objects falling or someone being hit.

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