Question 32
In the sentence, ‘I can hear you on and off’, the phrase ‘on and off’ means _________.
The voice is clear and audible
The voice is unclear and gets cut off from time to time
Question 32: In the sentence, ‘I can hear you on and off’, the phrase…
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The voice is unclear and gets cut off from time to time
Question 32 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Qualifier paper sat on 10 Jul 2022, in the May 2022 term (IIT M QUALIFIER EXAM QPA1 10 July 2022). It carries 1 mark.
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