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(3)

Tina : I called you yesterday. Where were you?
Aryan : I went to visit my grandmother. Why did you call?
Tina : I called to tell you that our results will be out next week.

Aryan : Are you sure?
Tina : I saw the news in yesterday’s newspaper.

Tina told Aryan that (a) ________________________________________________ and
asked him where he had been. Aryan told her that (b) ____________________________

___________________________ his grandmother and enquired why she had called. Tina
told him that she (c) ________________________________________________ results
would be out the following week. When Aryan asked whether she was sure, Tina told
him (d) ________________________________________________ newspaper.

(4)

Ankita: Can you help me?
Swati: Sure, what is it?
Ankita: I need someone to take care of my baby for two hours.
Swati: No problem. I can do that.

Ankita: Thank you so much. Can you take care of my cat as well?
Swati: No, I don’t like cats.
Ankita: No problem, you take care of the baby. I will find someone else for the cat.

Ankita asked Swati (a) _______________________________________________________

________________. Swati agreed and asked (b) _________________________________
_______________. Ankita told her that (c) _____________________________________
___________________________ Swati replied (d) ________________________________
________________________________. Ankita thanked her and asked (e) ____________

____________________________________. To this, Swati refused and said that she did
not like cats. Ankita then told her (f) __________________________________________
______________________.

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