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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Report the dialogue between a mother and a daughter by completing the sentence: Mother: Why are you looking so worried? Daughter: My exams are approaching. In response to the question of the mother, the daughter replied that ________.
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2023 2/1/1 Q3 (vii)
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Model Answer

...her exams were approaching.

Explanation

This is indirect (reported) speech. The present tense verb "are" changes to past tense "were," and the pronoun "my" changes to "her" to match the subject (the daughter). The reporting clause is already given; only the reported clause is needed.

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