Question

Choose the correct option to replace the word(s) given in brackets:

He came (run) to his aunt.

• A. run
• B. running
• C. to run
• D. in run

Answer 1

The correct option is B running

Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. Gerunds also at times are seen to end in 'ing'. In this particular sentence, the word that can acts a noun thus becoming the subject of the sentence and as well as a verb by taking up the object. This means that in the blank, we would need a gerund.

Option B: Running is a gerund as it behaves as a noun as well as a verb in the sentence

Run is the present perfect tense.

Option B is correct