Question

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs.
Examine the word gall in the context of the excerpt from act I, scene I, of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Match each derivative of the word to the correct definition.

ROMEO: Why, such is love's transgression.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest
With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown
Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.
Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs;
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;
Being vex'd a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears:
What is it else? a madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet.
Farewell, my coz.

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galling
A gall
B gallingly
C Pairs

A) n. something that is irritating or bitter

B) adj. the quality of being irritating or bitter

C) adv. in a manner that

Answer 1

The correct pairs have been matched below:

galling: adj. the quality of being irritating or bitter 

gall: n. something that is irritating or bitter

gallingly: adv. in a manner that

Answer 2

The word 'gall' matches with A) n. something that is irritating or bitter, while "galling" matches with B) adj. the quality of being irritating or bitter and "gallingly" with C) adv. in a manner that.

The word 'gall' is mainly used to refer to someone that is very rude and has an impudent behaviour, that is to say a person that does not show respect for another person. Moreover, 'galling' is an adjective, as most words that end in -ing and are not used as verbs, and it is used to describe someone that makes another person annoyed and angry. Furthermore, 'gallingly' means "in a matter that makes someone else feel irritated" and it also derives from the word 'gull'. 'Gallingly' is an adverb, as most words that end in -ly.