Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I hope _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some money soon.
A. Earning
B. Earn
C. To earn
D. To earning

Answer 1

Hint:A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to show the noun's relationship with a nearby word. For example, a boy from our village. Here the preposition is to show the relationship between village and boy.

Complete answer:
Option A) Earning – This option is not correct because Earning is wrong as the given sentence does require a preposition but before the first form of the verb not with the gerund form. These uses don't fit in the given question. Thus, it is not the correct answer.
Option B) Earn - This option is not correct because Earn is wrong as the given sentence does require a preposition but before the first form of the verb not with the gerund form. These uses don't fit in the given question. Thus, it is not the correct answer.
Option C) To earn – This option is correct because to earn is correct as it indicates a direction. Hence, this is the correct option.
Option D) To earning - This option is not correct because To Earning is wrong as the given sentence does require a preposition but before the first form of the verb not with the gerund form. These uses don't fit in the given question. Thus, it is not the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer to this is option ‘C’.

Note:In such questions it is very important to understand how prepositions are used and what the importance of prepositions is. As prepositions hold a very important position as part of speech or they act as a vital marker in framing sentences.