Why use " It doesn’t hurt to ask" here rather than other options?

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---- Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?----_____, does it?A.It takesno time  B.It counts for nothingC. It doesn’t hurt to ask  D. It doesn’t make senseAnswer:C?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Only C is the idiomatic response.  A is a non sequitur; B and D have no meaning in the context

CalifJim · Answer

Do you realize that there are two people engaged in conversation here?

The first one asks if Linda is willing (to do something).
The second one responds.

I don't see how any of the other options could be appropriate. What seems to be the problem? Do you not know what the choices mean?

For example, how would it be appropriate for you to respond "It takes no time" when someone asks you if Linda is willing to do something. Your conversation partner would say, "What takes no time? What are you talking about?"

The same arguments apply for the other wrong answers.

To find out if someone is willing to do something, you have to ask them if they are willing. So it makes sense to say that there will be no harm done if you ask them if they are willing. That makes C the only correct answer.

CJ

Why use " It doesn’t hurt to ask" here rather than other options?

---- Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?

----_____, does it?

A.It takesno time B.It counts for nothing

C. It doesn’t hurt to ask D. It doesn’t make sense

Answer:C?

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