Replace the bold phrase: Our job was to **sought their help** without exhibiting our ignorance.
- seek their help
- sought them help
- seek them help
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Correct answer: A. seek their help
1. After 'was to' (infinitive marker), the bare infinitive is required.
2. Past 'sought' is wrong; the correct form is 'to seek'.
3. The pronoun + noun ordering 'their help' stays the same; thus 'seek their help'.
_Source: KMAT Karnataka 2023 PYQ Q.2_