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प्रश्न
Similarly there is a difference in the spelling of certain words between American and British English. In Column ‘A’ words are spelled in American. Write down the corresponding British English spelling for those words in column ‘B’. (The first one is done for you)
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | |
| parlor | |
| apologize | |
| color | |
| check | |
| theater | |
| gray | |
| behavior | |
| humor | |
| labor |
उत्तर
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | programme |
| parlor | parlour |
| apologize | apologise |
| color | colour |
| check | cheque |
| theater | theatre |
| gray | grey |
| behavior | behaviour |
| humor | humour |
| labor | labour |
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5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
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