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Question
Look at the picture. Describ picture with an appropriate non-finite as shown. Try not to repeat the verb .

- ____________________________
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Solution
- a crying child
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- ______________________________
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I am a Class XII student. My exams are a few months away and I need ______all
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Dear Som Shankar,
The easy way out would be__________ your servant to say that you are not at home, or that you have left strict instructions that you are not___________ at any cost. If you feel that your friend would be offended by this, then tell him that your parents do not approve of your_______ and_____ when you should be spending your time______ . Explain to him how you are getting_______ (by you parents) because he wants ___ time with you.
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(Source: The Telegraph Weekend, 5/ 10/96)
