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प्रश्न
Complete the narration of the dialogue between Latha and her father.
| Father: | Why ask so many questions, Latha? |
| Latha: | I believe that if you don’t know the answer, keep asking till you do! |
Father asked Latha the reason for the many questions she was asking. Latha exclaimed good-humouredly that in event of not knowing the answer one should ______.
पर्याय
keep asking till one does.
kept asking till one does.
keep asking till one do.
kept on to ask till one do.
उत्तर
Father asked Latha the reason for the many questions she was asking. Latha exclaimed good-humouredly that in event of not knowing the answer one should keep asking till one does.
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