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JANE DOESN'T _EASILY.SHE KEEPS TRYING. a.GIVE UP, b.GIVE BACK,c.GIVE AWAY WHICH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER

Meaning of the Phrasal verbs:

give away

1. To make a gift of.

2. To present (a bride) to the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony.

3.

a. To reveal or make known, often accidentally.

b. To betray.

give back

To return: gave me back my book.

give up

1.

a. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up.

b. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.

2.

a. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search.

b. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.

3. To part with; relinquish: gave up the apartment; gave up all hope.

4.

a. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost.

b. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.

5. To admit defeat.

6. To abandon what one is doing or planning to do: gave up on writing the novel.

Hence, the correct answer will be give up.