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A minimal pair consists of two words that differ by only one sound, usually one phoneme, while the rest of the word remains the same.

In "Pin" and "Bin," the only difference is the initial consonant sound (/p/ vs /b/), making them a minimal pair.

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Paraphrasing means restating the poet’s or author’s lines in your own words without changing the meaning.

It helps in better understanding and explaining poetry or prose.

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 The direct sentence is in imperative mood using “let me”, which in indirect speech is usually reported using “requested” or “asked”.

The correct transformation should be something like: He requested Maria to allow him to do his work.

None of the given options exactly match this structure.

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"Re-" is a prefix meaning "again" (e.g., rebuild, rewrite).

Prefixes are added at the beginning of words, unlike -ly or -ness, which are suffixes.

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The Future Simple tense is formed as "will + base verb" (e.g., will finish).

It expresses an action that will happen in the future.

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Anaphoric reference points back to something mentioned earlier.

Here, "He" refers back to "John."

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The sentence asks a question, so it is an interrogative sentence.

Interrogative sentences usually end with a question mark and seek information.