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Exercise-16
Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
1.Mother: Where have you been?
Daughter: I had gone to the market.
 Mother: Was it very crowded?
Daughter: The market is always crowded with people and good things!
The mother asked her daughter (a)______ The daughter replied (b)_______. The mother further enquired if (c) _____ The daughter laughingly replied (d).______ with people and good things. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Mother: Rahul, where did you go around noon?
Rahul: Morn, I was with Sanjay at his house.
Mother: You should have told of it. I was greatly worried,
Rahul: I am sorry, mom. I shall do so in future.
Mother asked her son Rahul (a)_______noon. He replied that(b)_____ . Â She asked him that (c)_______ as she was greatly worried. He regretted it and
said (d)_______ future.
Answers:-
- (a) where she had been                  (b) that she had gone to the market
       (c) it had been very crowded              (d) that the market was always crowded
- (a) where he had gone around            (b) he had been with Sanjay
       (c) he should have told of that             (d) he would do so
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