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Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
I stopped ________ my book and went to bed.

A
to read
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B
read
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C
will read
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D
reading
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Solution

The correct option is D reading

Answer : D

In grammar, some verbs are followed by the gerund form of an another verb. One such verb is "stop".

A verb is converted to it's gerund form by adding "-ing" to the base form of the verb.

Therefore, the gerund form of the verb "read", is "reading".

Thus, the correct complete sentence is:

I stopped READING my book and went to bed.


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