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Question
Write an imaginary telephone conversation in which you invite your friend to the above function.
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Solution
| Yash: | Hello! Could I speak to Raj? |
| Raj: | Yes, speaking. |
| Yash: | Hi! I have called you up to invite you to the house-warming ceremony of our new home. |
| Raj: | Oh, thanks. Where have you shifted your residence? |
| Yash: | Very close to you. We are now at Shri Laxmi Niwas. |
| Raj: | Next to Blue Dales School? |
| Yash: | Yes, you got it right. Please do come with your parents. |
| Raj: | My parents are out in Pune for about a week. When is the function? |
| Yash: | On the 25th of this month. It is a Sunday. |
| Raj: | Yes, they will be back by then. When should we come? |
| Yash: | The pooja will begin at 11 am. |
| Raj: | I will surely be there. |
| Yash: | Thanks. See you then. |
| Raj: | You're welcome. See you, bye. |
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