NIMCET 2022 — English PYQ

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NIMCET 2022 — English PYQ

NIMCET | English | 2022

Which of the phrases given below should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct.

He is addicted to smoke.

Choose the correct answer:

Explanation

In English grammar, the word "to" in the phrase "addicted to" functions as a preposition, not as part of an infinitive. The mathematical-style rule for this construction is:

\text{Subject} + \text{be/get} + \text{addicted to} + \text{Gerund (Verb + ing)}

Applying this to the given sentence:

\text{He} + \text{is} + \text{addicted to} + \text{smoking}

The word "smoke" is a base verb, but after the preposition "to" in this context, we must use the noun-form of the activity, which is "smoking."

\therefore \text{Correct Option: } \mathbf{D}