Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to keep a text conversation going [title] Ask open-ended questions. [step] Open-ended questions are questions that require responses other than " yes " or " no. " text the other person an open-ended question and build the conversation off of their answer.

Ending1: [substeps] Go " so, how are you? " this is the best way to get a person to answer your question at the end of the conversation. Try to answer questions in the middle of a conversation without clarifying any instructions or decision making. Ending2: Things like, " have you ever considered getting an a in geometry class? " are good open-ended questions because they allow the other person to take full control of the conversation. [substeps] You should also be direct about the topic. Ending3: [substeps] Open-ended questions help you get the other person talking without it having to be difficult. Just before you're ready to dive in and ask something specific, ask the other person another open-ended question. Ending4: [substeps] For example, you could ask the other person " what would your dream vacation be? " or " what do you like to do for fun? " [title] Ask the other person to tell you about something. [step] You could ask about anything; their favorite movie, their favorite restaurant, their job, their pets, etc.

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