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Question
In your family, what activities are done individually and as a group?
| My mother decides | |
| My father decides | |
| I decide | |
| We decide |
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Solution
| My mother decides | what shall be cooked in dinner. |
| My father decides | my pocket money. |
| I decide | the place for our vacations. |
| We decide | the timings for every member to watch television. |
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