Standard English Online Practice

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Question
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At first, Liam couldn't balance very well on his skateboard. He kept falling off. But he persisted and eventually learned to skateboard well.

What is the meaning of the word persisted as it is used in the sentence?

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Responses

gave up
gave up

went down
went down

remained steady
remained steady

continued trying

continued trying

The meaning of the word "persisted" as it is used in the sentence is "continued trying".