Raj's mother fell ill all of a sudden and he had to look after her. So he couldn't go to his school. Complete the following conversation between him and his teacher:
Teacher: Raj, why were you absent yesterday?
Raj: ______________________

Ma'am, my mother was ill, so I had to stay home to look after her.

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I'm very sorry but I had some urgent work.

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I missed school due to the fact that my mother had fallen ill.

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Mother had to be looked after; she was ill.

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Solution

The correct option is A Ma'am, my mother was ill, so I had to stay home to look after her.
The correct response is Option A. Raj politely tells his teacher about his mother's illness and that he had to look after her. The use of pronoun, punctuation and the tense is appropriate.
Option B is incorrect as the response is incomplete and does not match the context.
Options C and D are incorrect as the tense in the sentences do not align to the context.

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Raj's mother fell ill all of a sudden and he had to look after her. So he couldn't go to his school. Complete the following conversation between him and his teacher:
Teacher: Raj, why were you absent yesterday?
Raj: ______________________