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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 11

Fill in the blank with suitable homophone: The car skidded to a halt when I applied the ______,

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Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:

The car skidded to a halt when I applied the ______,

Options

  • brake

  • break

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The car skidded to a halt when I applied the brake.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Vocabulary [Page 6]

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Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
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