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प्रश्न
Change into indirect speech.
“Do you like your school?” asked the boy.
“Don’t go to school; I’m a businessman- girl, I mean”, answered Jo.
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उत्तर
The boy wanted to know whether Jo liked school. To which Jo answered rather emphatically that she did not go to school. She further added that she was a businessman, and jovially corrected the gender.
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