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Underline the Verb of Reporting in the Following Sentence.He Answered that the Price Would Go Up.

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Question

Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.

He answered that the price would go up.

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Solution

He answered that the price would go up.

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Chapter 3.1: The Little Girl - Thinking about Language 2 [Page 40]

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NCERT English Beehive Class 9
Chapter 3.1 The Little Girl
Thinking about Language 2 | Q 1.4 | Page 40

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