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    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. Shubhda has not finished to paint the wind
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    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence.
    Shubhda has not finished to paint the window.

    A.

    painting on

    B.

    painting of

    C.

    painting

    D.

    painting with

    Correct option is C

    The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (c) painting.
    Explanation: After the verb finish, we use a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive. Therefore, “has not finished painting the window” is correct.
    Options (a), (b), and (d) either add unnecessary prepositions or change the meaning: painting on suggests the surface/location, painting of makes a noun phrase (a painting of the window), and painting with indicates the instrument/material.
    Grammatical rule used:
    Certain verbs (e.g., admit, avoid, consider, deny, enjoy, finish, keep, mind, suggest) are followed by gerunds. Structure: verb + -ing (finish doing, stop talking, enjoy reading).
    Example: She finished writing the report before lunch. (Not: finished to write)
    Information booster / exceptions: Some verbs can take either to-infinitive or -ing with meaning changes (e.g., remember/forget/try/stop: stop to smoke vs stop smoking). But finish strictly takes -ing.

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