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State whether the following statement are true or false The friends could not keep in touch because they lost each other’s phone numbers.

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State whether the following statement are true or false

The friends could not keep in touch because they lost each other’s phone numbers.

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  • True

  • False

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The friends could not keep in touch because they lost each other’s phone numbers- False

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Chapter 1.3: After Twenty Years - Exercises [Page 31]

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Chapter 1.3 After Twenty Years
Exercises | Q 2. e) | Page 31

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