Question

She is really looking forward ____ her new job next week.

• A. in start
• B. In starting
• C. Start
• D. To starting
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

To starting

Answer:
Option 'D' is the right answer.

She is really looking forward to starting her new job next week.

Explanation:

‘Look forward to’ is a phrasal verb which means ‘to think with pleasure about something that is going to happen because you expect to enjoy it.

Phrasal verb is a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning, for example go in for, win over and see to.

In this sentence ‘to starting’ has been used because of the structure ‘look forward to + doing something’ structure. According to this structure, look forward to is followed by v1+ing verb. For example, We are really looking forward to visiting you again next month.