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Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:' Ram  : Can I help you ?, Sita    : I want a book on organic chemistry. - English Communicative

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Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:'

Ram  : Can I help you ?

Sita    : I want a book on organic chemistry.

Ram  : We have so many written by different authors.

Ram asked Sita (a) ...................... . She replied (b) ...................... . Ram said that (c) ...........

Solution

a) if he could help her

(b) that she wanted a book on organic chemistry

(c) they had so many written by different authors

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2013-2014 (March) Delhi Set 3

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