We __________ our friend’s birthday and we ________ how to make it up to him.
2023
We __________ our friend’s birthday and we ________ how to make it up to him.
- A.
Completely forgot — don’t just know
- B.
Forgot completely — don’t just know
- C.
Completely forgot — just don’t know
- D.
Forgot completely — just don’t know
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Correct answer: C
Answer: We completely forgot our friend's birthday and we just don't know how to make it up to him.
Explanation: The first blank needs a past-tense statement showing the forgetting happened: "completely forgot" is natural and emphatic. The second blank should express that we simply lack an idea for making amends: "just don't know" (not "don't just know").
Why "completely forgot" works: it uses the adverb "completely" to modify the past verb "forgot," making the sentence clear and natural.
Why "just don't know" is correct: placing "just" before "don't know" expresses that we simply do not know how to make it up. "Don't just know" would change the meaning and is not appropriate here.
Alternative natural word orders: "We completely forgot..." or "We forgot our friend's birthday completely..." — choose the form that sounds most natural in context.