Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
It was foolish ______________ your advice.

• A. to be forgotten
• B. for her forgetting
• C. of her to forget
• D. to listen

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

of her to forget

Option C: The preposition 'of' is often used with a predicative adjective: an adjective that follows a linking verb 'was' and modifies the subject of that verb 'her'. When placed in the sentence, 'of' connects the linking verb 'was' to the subject 'her'. So, it completes the sentence appropriately and option C is correct.

Option A: 'To be forgotten' is in the passive voice. The sentence is in passive voice when the subject receives the action. But in this phrase, there is no subject present.

Option B: In 'for her forgetting', 'for' is a preposition that expresses purpose. It does not agree with the sentence.

Option D: 'Listen' is always followed by 'to'. So the correct form must be 'to listen to'.

Hence options A, B and D are wrong.