After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropr...

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

You should take what he tells you with a pinch of salt. This means that you should

Answer Details

The most appropriate interpretation for the sentence "You should take what he tells you with a pinch of salt" is to "doubt what he says." The phrase "take it with a pinch of salt" is an idiom that means to view something with skepticism or to doubt its veracity. In other words, the sentence is telling you not to believe everything that the person is saying without some level of doubt or skepticism. Option A, "reject everything he says because he is a liar," is not necessarily the correct interpretation since the sentence does not explicitly state that the person is a liar. Option B, "pay close attention to him," is not the most appropriate interpretation because the sentence is actually suggesting the opposite, which is to doubt what the person is saying. Option D, "question him closely," is also not the most appropriate interpretation because the sentence is not explicitly telling you to question the person, but rather to doubt what they say.