Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option-
My wife and I are starting ____ we should stay at home.
a)Thinking
b)Think
c)To think
d)Thought

Answer 1

Hint: We use the ‘to-infinitive’ to express someone’s point of view about something or to indicate the motive of something.

Complete step-by-step answer:

With the help of the hint, we can understand that the above-given statement is talking about the opinion of the subject. ‘My wife and I’ are the subject or the agent that are performing the action.
Let’s look at the infinitive form of verbs- The ‘to-infinitive’ is used to reveal or indicate the purpose of an action.
The to-infinitive is simply formed by joining ‘to’ with ‘the base form of the verb’.
Example- To + collect= I went to collect the book. Here, we can comprehend that ‘to collect’ indicates the aim or the cause of the action, as to why X went.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
A)Thinking- Thinking is the present continuous tense form of think. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
B)Think- We cannot use think, as the main verb is in the continuous tense form. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
C)To think- It is the infinitive form of ‘think ‘that is used to reveal the purpose of the action. Hence, it is the correct option.
D)Thought- It is the past tense form of ‘think’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note: The ‘to-infinitive’ can be used as a noun, adjective or an adverb but it cannot function as the main verb in a sentence.