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English II · Quiz 2 · 4 Aug 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 20: When requesting a day off from work for personal reasons…

Question 20

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Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the given data answer the given subquestions.

When requesting a day off from work for personal reasons, which sentence is the most appropriate?

  1. A

    I’m taking a day off.

  2. B

    Could I have a day off next week for personal reasons?

  3. C

    I won’t be able to come to work next week.

  4. D

    I’ll be absent next week.

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  • B

    Could I have a day off next week for personal reasons?

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Question 20 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 4 Aug 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 4 Aug 2024). It carries 1 mark.

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