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Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive. The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady. - English

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Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.

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The archaeologists are trying to study the ruins of Keelady

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Non-finite verbs [Page 156]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
Grammar- Non-finite verbs | Q 3 7. | Page 156

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