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Question
Complete the following table.
| No. | Utterance | Who said it | To whom | When |
| (a) | I touched it in the hall at the ministry. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (b) | It will give us time to look some more. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (c) | I might have needed it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (d) | You must have made a mistake. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (e) | Well, I lost it. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
| (f) | Mine was an imitation. | ___________ | ___________ | ___________ |
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Solution
| No. | Utterance | Who said it | To whom | When |
| (a) | I touched it in the hall at the ministry. | Mathilde | Mr. Loisel | When she realized that the necklace was missing. |
| (b) | It will give us time to look some more. | Mr. Loisel | Mathilde | The next evening, when they didn't find the necklace. |
| (c) | I might have needed it. | Mme. Forestier | Mathilde | She returned the necklace after more than a week. |
| (d) | You must have made a mistake | Mme. Forestier | Mathilde | After ten years, when Mathilde Met her on the street. |
| (e) | Well, I lost it. | Mathilde | Mme. Forestier | After ten years, when all loans were repaid. |
| (f) | Mine was an imitation. | Mme. Forestier | Mathilde | After she confessed about losing and then replacing the necklace. |
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