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Question
Complete the following sentence by adding the appropriate part of the sentence given below.
The king requested the hermit___________________.
Options
but the bleeding would not stop.
to answer three questions.
but their answers were so varied that theking was not satisfied.
and follow it strictly.
to help the king act at the right time.
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Solution
The king requested the hermit to answer three questions.
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