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प्रश्न
Which is the right sentence?
The writer phoned Stephen Hawking’s house
पर्याय
from the nearest phone booth.
from outside a phone booth.
from inside a phone booth.
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उत्तर
The writer phoned Stephen Hawking’s house from outside a phone booth.
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