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Question
Write conversation on the following situation.
Between you and a bookseller on buying books
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Solution
| Bookseller | What do you want sir? |
| Boy | I want a dictionary. |
| Bookseller | Hindi – English, Tamil – English, English -English which brand? |
| Boy | I want a good dictionary to last till I do my Graduation. |
| Bookseller | Then please take the Oxford Advanced learners dictionary by A.S. Hornby and Daniel Jones. |
| Boy | How much is it? |
| Bookseller | After the discount, it is Rs. 640/ |
| Boy | Take the money, sir, thank you. |
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