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Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence. I don’t like to go out. Johnson ______ - English

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Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.

I don’t like to go out.

Johnson ______

Fill in the Blanks
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Solution

Johnson said that he didn’t like to go out.

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Chapter 1.1: Two Gentlemen of Verona - Grammar- Reported Speech [Page 15]

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Chapter 1.1 Two Gentlemen of Verona
Grammar- Reported Speech | Q 1. 3. | Page 15

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