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2.4. Tick what you think.
a. Everybody in the town eats paan because
it is very good for health.
it is a tradition
it makes the mouth more beautiful
b. People in the town bend low to offer Namaskar to Hem Subba
because
the people respect him
the people are afraid of him
it is a tradition of the town
c. Hem Subba ate the paan in the third offer because
he was offered it on a gold plate
the words of the merchant touched him
he had really grown curious to the taste of paan
3 Grammar Time
3.1. Read the following sentences and write ‘D’ for direct and ‘I’ for
indirect speech.
a. Shivam said to the girl, “What is your name?”
b. She asked me where I lived.
c. Sunny asked the clerk how much salary he got.
d. Ronnie said to the salesman, “How does it work?
e. The boss said to the officer, “Do you take alcohol?”
f. The police said to him, “Will your father come tomorrow?”
g. Badri said to the teacher, “May I go out?”
h. Panu asked his wife if the food was ready.
i. Chandan asked the commuters where they were from.
j. The climbers asked the guide if there was a chance of rainfall.
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