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Question
Imagine living in a place where there were no other houses or people around. How would it be? For example, whom would you play with? To whom would you celebrate festivals and special days? Would you be scared?
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Solution
If my house would have been all alone at a place, then
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There would have been no one to help us during any problem, calamities, or disasters like earthquakes, floods, fires, theft, major illnesses, etc.
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There would be no one with whom I could play.
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There would be no one with whom we could celebrate various festivals and special occasions.
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I would have felt scared also.
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