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Report These Question Using If/Whether Or Why/When/Where/How/Which/What.Remember the Italicised Verb Change into the Past Tense.Sheila Asked the Children “Are You Ready to Do the Work?” - English (Moments)

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Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.

Sheila asked the children “Are you ready to do the work?”

Solution

Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.

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Chapter 5.1: The Snake and the Mirror - Thinking about Language [Page 63]

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NCERT English - Beehive Class 9
Chapter 5.1 The Snake and the Mirror
Thinking about Language | Q 4.7 | Page 63

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