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Change the following into Indirect Speech. He said, “How's your father?” - English

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Change the following into Indirect Speech.

He said, “How's your father?”

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He asked how my father was.

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अध्याय 6.1: Friendship - Grammar [पृष्ठ १६७]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 8 TN Board
अध्याय 6.1 Friendship
Grammar | Q A) 2. | पृष्ठ १६७

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1. The host
2. A folk artist
3. A representative from an NGO engaged in reviving some of the dying folk arts.
4. A student
5. A citizen from the city.

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