Question 40
‘I can’t swim’. ‘Can’t ’ here denotes ____.
Prohibition
Inability
Request
Impossibility
English 1 Qualifier 22 Dec 2024 — Question 40
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Inability
Question 40 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Qualifier paper sat on 22 Dec 2024, in the September 2024 term (IIT M DS REATTEMPT AN EXAM QDQ1 22 Dec 2024). It carries 1 mark.
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