Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate words:
I’ am sorry I didn’t mean _____ you.

A) Hurting
B) To be hurt
C) To hurt
D) Hurt

Answer 1

Hint:Verbs are action or doing words or a verb is a part of a sentence that tells what the subject performs. For example, run, walk, eat, play, etc.

Complete answer:

As we know the meaning of the verb. It is very important to know how the verbs are further classified. As in this question, we have to understand what the infinitive verbs are: Infinitive verb with the word “TO” in front of it. The verb is always just a verb and there is no ending with – ed, es, ing, or s at the end of the verb.
Option A) Hurting – is an incorrect option because hurting is a gerund and we do not require gerund. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) To be hurt – is an incorrect answer because ‘to be hurt’ is against the rule of the infinitive verb. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) To hurt – is the correct answer because it follows the rule of the infinitive verb because ‘to’ is used in front of it and also the verb ‘hurt’ remains the verb. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) Hurt - is an incorrect answer because ‘hurt’ is against the rule of the infinitive verb (where the word ‘to’ is not used in front of the verb). Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
I’ am sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you.

Note: It is very important to follow the grammar rule to get the correct answer.