Question

'Mother, ____ to bed?', asked John.
Options:-
a) have I got to go
b) have I got going
c) have I got to going

Which one is the correct answer?
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Answer 1

'Mother, have I got to go to bed?', asked John.

Option a is correct.

• The main verb in this sentence is 'go'.
• 'have I got to' comes before the main verb.
• 'have I got to' cannot be followed by a modal verb.
• Often, 'got to go' is contracted to 'gotta go' while speaking casually.
• Moreover, 'have I got to go' might suggest an urgency or desperation in the statement.

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Answer 2

Answer:

'Mother ,  have I got to go  to bed?', asked John.

Explanation:

• 'Have got to go'  means to be required or obliged to leave.
• have I got to go emphasizes the moment of leaving. So it can be a more abrupt/ forceful way of saying  depending on the tone.
• Have I got to go is formal way . Here it says that the boy asked his mother, whether he should  leave the place immediately .
• 'Got to go' indicates a perceived need to leave in the near future.
• 'I gotta go' is used colloquially , that is informal way of saying.

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