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Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive. The bear climbed up the tree ______ the honey. - English

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Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

The bear climbed up the tree ______ the honey.

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The bear climbed up the tree to drink the honey.

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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
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