Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
To keeping the photo in front of her, Jia drew the picture.

Correct option is B

The correct option to substitute the highlighted segment in the sentence "To keeping the photo in front of her, Jia drew the picture." is option (b) Keeping.
Explanation:
· The correct form to use here is "Keeping the photo in front of her," which functions as a gerund phrase describing the action Jia took while drawing the picture. It shows that keeping the photo in front was concurrent with her action of drawing.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
· (a) No substitution required: "To keeping" is incorrect because "to" is not used with the gerund form "keeping." The correct preposition needed to introduce a gerund is absent, making the construction grammatically incorrect.
· (c) Being kept: This form changes the voice to passive, implying that the photo was kept by someone else, which shifts the focus incorrectly from Jia’s action.
· (d) To have kept: This form incorrectly suggests a completed action prior to another past action, which is not the intended meaning. It implies a sequence rather than a concurrent action.
Grammatical Rule Involved:
· Gerunds and Infinitives: Gerunds (verbs ending in -ing that function as nouns) should not be preceded by "to" except in specific infinitive constructions, which are not applicable here. The gerund "keeping" correctly describes the action taken during another action and should be used directly.