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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Report the dialogue between a shopkeeper and Ramesh : Shopkeeper : What book do you want? Ramesh : A reference book for Physics which I can use for my project work. The shopkeeper asked Ramesh which book did he want. Ramesh replied that ________.
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Model Answer

...he wanted a reference book for Physics which he could use for his project work.

Explanation

In reported speech, the reported clause shifts pronouns ("I" → "he") and tense/auxiliary ("can" → "could"). The blank completes Ramesh's reply in indirect speech after "that," so no question form is used — it becomes a statement.

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