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UTHIRA is an event conducted by the NSS unit of ABC Hr Sec School. Imagine you are a volunteer and help a parent fill in the following registration form. (Invent necessary details)
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2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
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