Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

She is afraid of the dentist, so she always puts off _____ till the last possible moment.

• A. go
• B. going
• C. to go
• D. gone

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

going

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 B: Going is a gerund as it plays a dual role

Option A and C: Go is in the present tense. It is the wrong option

Option D: Gone is the past participle of go

Option B is correct