Question

Complete the dialogue by selecting the right option-
Henry: I think I left my purse here last night, ______ (Have you seen it/ have you saw it)?
Sneha: I’m sorry, but I ______ (don’t think I did/don’t think I have)
a) Have you seen it; don’t think I did
b) Have you seen it; don’t think I have
c) Have you saw it; don’t think I did
d) Have you saw it; don’t think I have

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence carefully. Try to make out the core meaning of it. Find out the subject, predicate, and object of the given sentence.

Complete answer:
 Dialogue is typically a conversation between two or more people in a narrative work. As a literary technique, dialogue serves several purposes. It can advance the plot, reveal a character’s thoughts or feelings, or show how characters react at the moment. Here, we have to fill in the given blank to complete the provided dialogue.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer -
Option ‘a’ – It cannot be the correct answer as it is not in the correct tense form as required in the given sentence. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘b’ – The question is being asked in the present tense and so has to be the answer. This is the correct option and can be used in the given blank.
Option ‘c’ - It cannot be the correct answer as it is not in the correct tense form as required in the given sentence. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘d’ - It cannot be the correct answer as it is not in the correct tense form as required in the given sentence. So, we will eliminate this option. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:
You must check the tense of the verb in the given sentence and then align the options with that same tense. The three tense forms are – present, past, and future.