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Question
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate parts of the sentences given below.
Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men______________________.
Options
but the bleeding would not stop.
to answer three questions.
but their answers were so varied that the king was not satisfied.
and follow it strictly.
to help the king act at the right time.
Solution
Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men to help the king act at the right time.
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