Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb to complete the sentence:
I make John ____ whenever I am tired.

• A. cook
• B. cooks
• C. to cook
• D. cooking

Answer 1

The correct option is A cook

In order to fill in the blank with the most suitable verb, we need to understand the usage of 'make'.'Make' means to force someone to do something. If 'make' is used in a passive (voice) sentence, we use the word 'to' along with the verb. In an active sentence, we do not use 'to' with the verb. The verbs without the marker 'to', are called bare infinitives.
As the given sentence is in active voice, we will use the bare infinitive here.
Option B - Here, the main verb is 'make'. Hence, the subject 'I' should agree with the main verb 'make'. The verb after 'John' is a secondary verb and doesn't indicate the tense of the action. Hence, we always use the original form of the verb. 'Cooks' is used with third person subject and is not the original form of the verb. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - As explained above, we have to use the original form of the verb. 'To cook' is a verb with the marker 'to'. Hence, we can't use 'to cook' here. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Cooking' can be used when it has to be placed as a main verb in the sentence. As we need a verb in its original form here, we can't use 'cooking'. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option A - 'I make John cook whenever I am tired.' is the correct answer. As make already states the tense (simple present tense), we use the secondary verb in its original form. Hence, option A is the correct answer.