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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 11

Fill in the blank with suitable homophone: We have a short ______between the sessions.

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Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:

We have a short ______between the sessions.

Options

  • brake

  • break

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We have a short break between the sessions.

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Chapter 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Vocabulary [Page 7]

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Chapter 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
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