Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The boy _____ a blue jacket is an excellent tennis player.

• A. worn
• B. wearing
• C. to be warn
• D. wears

Answer 1

The correct option is B wearing

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: Wearing is a gerund as it behaved as a noun as well as a verb

Option A: Worn is the past participle of wear. It is the wrong option

Option C: Warn is the present tense again. It is the wrong option

Option D: Wears is in the perfect present tense and it does not act as a noun. It is the wrong option

Option B is correct