Question

Read the sentence to find out the possible substitution for the underlined part-
I am looking forward joining your organization.
(a) To joining
(b) Join in
(c) Having joined
(d) No improvement

Answer 1

Hint: Read the sentence and try to guess what it is trying to convey. Now go through the given options and recall what they mean. Choose the one which helps in expressing the context of the given sentence without changing its apparent meaning.

Complete answer: We use prepositions to join the noun or the pronoun with the rest of the sentence. Prepositions help in forming a phrase that usually acts like an adjective, adverb, or a noun.
Let’s look at the functions of different prepositions-
i. To- It is a preposition that is used with many phrasal verbs. For example- This dress really appeals to my mother.
ii. For- It is a preposition that indicates the reason for something. For example- She has written a letter for me.
iii. In- It is a preposition that indicates a specific function. For example- My mother is the headmistresses of the department in Science.
iv. On- It is used to indicate the state of something. For example- The extravagant hotel was on fire.
In the given question- The correct answer is; I am looking forward to joining your organization. Here, ‘looking forward to’ is a phrasal verb while ‘joining’ is the main verb.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘To joining’ is the correct option because ‘to’ is a part of the phrasal verb ‘looking forward’.
Option b- ‘Join in’ is an incorrect option because we need to use the continuous form of the main verb.
Option c- ‘Having joined’ is an incorrect option because we need to add a suitable preposition to complete the sentence.
The correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note: Always remember that Phrasal verbs can also be formed with the help of two-three words. Example- Verb + adverb + preposition; look forward to, put up with etc.