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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 ______. - English - Language and Literature

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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 ______.

Options

  • keep asking till one does.

  • kept asking till one does.

  • keep asking till one do.

  • kept on to ask till one do.

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Solution

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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