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And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! Who does the pronoun ‘you’ refer to here?

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

Who does the pronoun ‘you’ refer to here?

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Solution

The pronoun ‘you’ refer to the people.

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Chapter 5.2: The Secret of the Machines - Exercise [Page 150]

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Chapter 5.2 The Secret of the Machines
Exercise | Q A. 10. a. | Page 150

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