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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I will study French again, because _____ a foreign language is very important.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I will study French again, because _____ a foreign language is very important.
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The correct option is C speaking
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: Speaking is a gerund as it behaves as a noun as well as a verb in the sentence
Option A: Speak is in the present tense. Option B and C: Spoken is in the past participle of speak and it does not act as a noun.
Option E: Spoke is in the past tense.
Option D is correct
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: Speaking is a gerund as it behaves as a noun as well as a verb in the sentence
Option A: Speak is in the present tense.
Option B and C: Spoken is in the past participle of speak and it does not act as a noun.
Option E: Spoke is in the past tense.
Option D is correct
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