Question

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
I enjoy ________ stories for children.
A) Write
B) To write
C) Writing
D) Having been writing

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a word that is used to indicate an action or describes what a person or thing does. For example: He left in a hurry and the dog ran across the road.

Complete answer:
Option A) Write – is an incorrect answer because ‘write’ is the base form of the verb and the given sentence is in continuous tense, so, the verb should also follow the same pattern i.e. continuous action. So, write is an incorrect answer.
Option B) To write – is an incorrect answer because ‘to write’ is not a continuous form. So, the use of ‘to use’ in the blank is inappropriate and grammatically incorrect.
Option C) Writing – is the correct answer because ‘writing’ is the continuous form of the verb and the verb ‘writing’ gives the act of continuous feeling of something i.e. feeling of writing. So, ‘writing’ is the best fit in the sentence and this is the correct answer.
Option D) Having been writing – is an incorrect answer because ‘having been writing’ is grammatically incorrect and is totally unfit in the sentence and makes the sentence grammatically incorrect. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Present continuous tense combines the present tense with continuous aspect like here in the sentence ‘I enjoy ________ stories for children’ this means that I am still enjoying writing stories and writing is the continuous form of the verb. Thus, Option C is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option. So, the correct formation of sentences is ‘I enjoy writing stories for children’.