Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable noun phrase:
She denied ______. [Intermediate]

• A. stealing the jewels
• B. jewellery
• C. stealing
• D. to steal

Answer 1

The correct option is A stealing the jewels

A phrase is a group of words which makes a clause without using a subject and a verb. Option A)stealing the jewels is correct as jewels is a noun here with gerund as a pre-modifier. The other options are wrong as a noun phrase cannot have a subject or a verb and must have a noun. The correct answer is A)stealing the jewels.