Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I don’t mind ____________ to the restaurant.
A) Driving
B) Drive
C) Drove
D) To drive

Answer 1

Hint:Gerund is a part of speech that we speak in day-to-day life. Gerunds are the words that are formed with verbs but used as a noun. For example: ‘cycling is fun’ or ‘I enjoy cycling’.

Complete answer:
Option A) Driving – is the correct answer because ‘driving’ is the gerund that serves as an object to ‘mind’ and the use of this option in the blank gives the complete meaning of the sentence. Thus, this is the correct option.
Option B) Drive – is an incorrect answer because ‘drive’ is the simple present tense verb and here in the blank and verb not required. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Drove – is an incorrect answer because ‘drove’ is used to represent the past form of the verb and the given sentence does not require the verb. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) To drive – is an incorrect answer because ‘to drive’ is used as an infinitive. Thus, this is an incorrect option as we need gerund to complete the sentence meaningfully.
I don’t mind driving to the restaurant. (Option A)

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note:It is very important for the students to understand the basic difference between the gerund and the present participle. Gerunds are formed with verbs but act as a noun, however, present participle does not act as a noun instead they act as a modifier. So, there is only one rule of finding gerund and that is the ‘verb + ing’ and that is used as a noun.