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I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill. - English

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Question

I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.

Options

  • can

  • can’t

  • could

  • couldn’t

  • may

  • shouldn’t

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Fill in the Blanks
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Solution

I couldn’t go to the school yesterday because I was ill.

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Chapter 4.1: Seventeen Oranges - Grammar [Page 100]

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Chapter 4.1 Seventeen Oranges
Grammar | Q D. 4. | Page 100

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