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प्रश्न
Was the husband a considerate person? How do we now that?
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उत्तर
Yes, the husband was considerate. We know this from his kindness and nice behaviour.
- He had been saving money to buy a gun and go hunting with a few of his friends in an area near Nanterre this summer.
- But when he saw his wife was unhappy and wanted to buy a new outfit, he gave her all his savings.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel − why is she always unhappy?
How is the problem solved?
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
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- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
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Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
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Why did Mathilde not notice the loss of her necklace?
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Have you ever lost anything valuable?
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