Question 26
Choose from the following sentences where ‘cover’ functions as a NOUN.
I covered these topics last week
She covered the basket with an organza cloth.
As the police approached the thugs, they ran for cover.
Question 26: Choose from the following sentences where ‘cover’ functi…
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As the police approached the thugs, they ran for cover.
Question 26 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Quiz 1 paper sat on 5 Jun 2022, in the May 2022 term (IIT M FOUNDATION QUIZ1 EXAM QPB1 05 Jun 2022). It carries 1 mark.
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