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).
- A.
My daughter never wrote to me so I never knew what she do.
- B.
My daughter never write to me so I never knew what she does.
- C.
My daughter never writes to me so I never know what she is doing.
- 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.