curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-use-reported-speech/6838c094126eff112ed09eac.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
According to Lisa, what else might have contributed to the system failure?
The software was out of date.
The server was physically damaged.
Lisa doesn't mention any hardware problems.
There were too many users logged in.
User count is not discussed here.
The internet connection was slow.
Network speed is not mentioned as a reason.
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To notice means to become aware of something by observing or paying attention. For example:
I noticed a typo in the report before submitting it. – This means the person saw the mistake.
The Past Perfect tense (had + verb in the past participle form) is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action or moment. It shows the earlier event. For example:
She had already left when the meeting started. – Leaving happened before the meeting began.
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