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Why don’t you try? Give the solution to the problem below using the ‘ing’ form of the verb. Make the solution as unusual as possible. My sister/brother doesn’t stop talking. Why don’t you try ______?

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Why don’t you try?

Give the solution to the problem below using the ‘ing’ form of the verb. Make the solution as unusual as possible.

My sister/brother doesn’t stop talking.

Why don’t you try ______?

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Why don’t you try catching her/his head and bashing it with a club?

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Non - Finites - Infinitives and Participles
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Chapter 4: Non - Finites - Infinitives And Participles (Integrated Grammar practice 2) - Exercise [Page 61]

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Chapter 4 Non - Finites - Infinitives And Participles (Integrated Grammar practice 2)
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