Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct present tense: My daughter…

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Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct present tense:

My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do).

  1. A.

    My daughter never wrote to me so I never knew what she do.

  2. B.

    My daughter never write to me so I never knew what she does.

  3. C.

    My daughter never writes to me so I never know what she is doing.

  4. D.

    My daughter never writes to me so I never knew what she does.

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Correct answer: C

The correct sentence is: "My daughter never writes to me so I never know what she is doing."

Grammatical Rule: The prompt specifically requests the present tense.

Application:

"Writes" is the correct simple present tense for the third-person singular subject "daughter".

"Know" is the correct simple present tense for the first-person singular subject "I".

"Is doing" is the correct present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action that is currently unknown.

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