Sentence understanding 3.He had never thought of it before,taking for granted the tie of their blood ◆ He had never thought of the fact that his father loved him because he took the relationship of father and son as a matter of course.He had never given this another thought. 16 16 Sentence understanding 3. He had never thought of it before, taking for granted the tie of their blood. w He had never thought of the fact that his father loved him because he took the relationship of father and son as a matter of course. He had never given this another thought