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<h3>RJM Programming - February, 2017</h3>
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<div id='thissentence'><select id='choice' onchange='checkanswer(this.value);' style='background-color:pink;'><option value=''>Please choose appropriate case of bold word(s) in sentence with itallic verb at left</option><option value='Nominative'>Nominative</option><option value='Genitive'>Genitive</option><option value='Accusative'>Accusative</option><option value='Dative'>Dative</option></select></div>
 
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