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English II · Quiz 2 · 2 Apr 2023 · January 2023 term

Question 22: State whether the following is true or false\ ‘You were …

Question 22

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State whether the following is true or false
‘You were prepared’: ‘Were’ in this sentence is a modal auxiliary.

  1. A

    TRUE

  2. B

    FALSE

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  • B

    FALSE

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Question 22 of 30 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 2 Apr 2023, in the January 2023 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN2 EXAM QPF2 02 Apr 2023). It carries 1 mark.

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