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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.


But the beaver went on ____ the dam.

A
to make
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make
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C
made
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D
making
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E
have made
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Solution

The correct option is B making
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 in the blank acts a noun thus becoming the subject of the sentence and also like a verb by taking up the object. This means that in the blank, we would need a gerund.
Option D: Making is a gerund as it behaves as a noun in the sentence
Options A and B: Make is in the present tense.
Options C and E: Made is in the past tense.
Option D is correct

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