John was about to look at the cast list for the school play. He was nervous. He wasn't sure he would like getting up on stage in front of a bunch of people. But Lily had told him that acting in a play was great fun. She said that she thought he'd be a wonderful actor. John had then gone ahead and tried out for the play.
Bracing himself, John scanned the list. His name was on it!
"Lily!" he shouted. "I'm going to be in the play! Thank you for ,begin underline,urging,end underline, me to try out!"
Question
Which word is ,begin emphasis,closest,end emphasis, in meaning to "urging" as it is used in the passage?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
asking
2.
encouraging
3.
forcing
4.
requiring