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        When I was a young girl, I lost my mother. There was nobody to look after and guide me. My father was a busy man and got married again. In those days, people never considered education essential for girls, so I never went to school. (i) Identify the speaker and the listener. (ii) Identify the context in which the speaker speaks. (iii) Identify a prepositional verb used in the current extract.

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                  (i) The speaker and the listener refer to the grandmother and the author, respectively. (ii) She is explaining the reason for her illiteracy. (iii) 'Look after' is the prepositional verb used here.