Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The farmers used to ______ seeds by this time. 

The correct answer is "sow."

 Key Points

• "Sow" means to plant seeds in the ground. (ज़मीन में बीज बोना, पौधा रोपना)
  • Example: I was asked to sow seeds in the pot.
• It is the correct word to use in this context as the farmers are planting seeds.
• The past tense of "sow" is "sowed" or "sown".

The correct answer is Option 3.

Correct sentence: The farmers used to sow seeds by this time. 

 Additional Information

• Option 1 - "soe" is not a word in the English language.
• Option 2 - "sew" means to join two pieces of fabric together with a needle and thread. ((कपड़ों को या कपड़ों के साथ किसी वस्‍तु को) सीना (सूई और धागे के साथ टाँके मारते हुए))
• Option 4 - "so" is an adverb not a verb and does not make sense in this context. It means used to emphasize an adjective or adverb, especially when this produces a particular result. (किसी विशेषण या क्रियाविशेषण पर बल देने के लिए प्रयुक्त (विशेषतः जब विशिष्‍ट प्रतिक्रिया का निर्देश करना हो), इतना, बहुत)