alleryStart learning →Why is the e kept in dyeing?
ATo mark a past tense
BTo distinguish it from dying
CTo show a plural noun
DTo reflect a Latin root
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. To distinguish it from dying
Keeping the e in dyeing separates it from dying, the present participle of die.
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