Standard English ConventionsMediumGerund after 'enjoy'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The volunteers enjoy ____ visitors around the excavation.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. showingCorrect
- B. to show
- C. show
- D. shown
Answer: A. showing
'enjoy' is followed by an -ing form: 'enjoy showing'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. to show
- 'enjoy to show' is not standard; 'enjoy' takes an -ing form.
- C. show
- 'enjoy show' leaves a bare verb where a noun-like form is needed.
- D. shown
- 'shown' is a past participle and can't follow 'enjoy' this way.
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