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Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner. She earns so ______that she could not make a decent living

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Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.

She earns so ______that she could not make a decent living

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She earns so little that she could not make a decent living

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Articles and Determiners [Page 157]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
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