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Question
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
Vinod presented his project very effectively. He was able to bag the multimillion dollar order. Vinod 1s effective ___________ helped him _____ _
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Solution
Vinod presented his project very effectively. He was able to bag the multimillion dollar order. Vinod 1s effective presentation of his project helped him to bag multimillion dollar order .
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