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तमिलनाडु बोर्ड ऑफ सेकेंडरी एज्युकेशनएसएसएलसी (अंग्रेजी माध्यम) कक्षा १०

And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

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प्रश्न

And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

Open conditional clause is used in the given line. Why is the future tense ‘will set’ and ‘will serve’ used both in the ‘if clause’ and in the main clause?’

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उत्तर

The future tense is used in both the clauses because the people do not make use of the machines properly and maintain them correctly. So the poet stresses that if they are set to their work properly, they will work perfectly.

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अध्याय 5.2: The Secret of the Machines - Exercise [पृष्ठ १५०]

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अध्याय 5.2 The Secret of the Machines
Exercise | Q A. 10. c. | पृष्ठ १५०

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