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8 th Unit: C-Reading: What is My Name - Para No: 47 from the List

Meanwhile, the maid servant arrived. (22) Hoping at least she would remember, the housewife asked her, 'Look, ammayi, does you know my name?' 'What is it, amma? said the girl. (23) What do we have do with names of mistresses?' (24) You are only a mistress to us - the mistress of such and such a storeyed white house, ground floor means you." (25) Yes, true, of course, how must you know, poor thing?' thought the housewife. The children came home from school for lunch in the afternoon. (26) At least the children might remembered my name' - the housewife hoped.

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Correct (22): Hoping at least she would remember, the housewife asked her, “Look, ammayi, do you know my name?”
Explanation: The auxiliary do is required to form a correct present-tense question.
• does you know ❌
• do you know ✔️

Correct (23): “What do we have to do with names of mistresses?”
Explanation: The infinitive to do must be used after have.
• have do ❌
• have to do ✔️

Correct (24): “You are only a mistress to us — the mistress of such and such a white storeyed house, ground floor means you.”
Explanation: The correct adjective order is white storeyed house, not storeyed white house.
• such and such a storeyed white house ❌
• such and such a white storeyed house ✔️

Correct (25): “Yes, true, of course, how can you know, poor thing?” thought the housewife.
Explanation: The modal verb can is required to form a proper question expressing ability.
• how must you know ❌
• how can you know ✔️

Correct (26): “At least the children might remember my name,” the housewife hoped.
Explanation: After might, the verb must be in its base form.
• might remembered ❌
• might remember ✔️

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