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Tick the Right Answer.When a Government Bans Something, It Wants It (Stopped/Started).

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Tick the right answer.

When a government bans something, it wants it (stopped/started).

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When a government bans something, it wants it stopped.

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Chapter 2.1: The Sound of Music - Thinking about Language [Page 27]

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NCERT English Beehive [English] Class 9
Chapter 2.1 The Sound of Music
Thinking about Language | Q 3.2 | Page 27

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