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Select the option that will improve the highlighted part of the given sentence. I was look forward to helping you complete the project.
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Select the option that will improve the highlighted part of the given sentence.
I was look forward to helping you complete the project.

A.

look forward helping

B.

look forward to helping

C.

look forwarding to helps

D.

look forwarding to helping

Correct option is B

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (b) look forward to helping.
Explanation: The correct form is "look forward to + verb-ing", where "to" is a preposition, not part of the infinitive. Therefore, the verb following it must be in gerund (–ing) form. Hence, "look forward to helping" is grammatically correct.
Grammatical rule used:
After certain expressions that include prepositions such as "look forward to", "be used to", "object to", the verb that follows must be in the gerund form (verb+ing).
Example: I am looking forward to meeting you.
Correct: She is looking forward to joining the team.
Incorrect: She is looking forward to join the team.
Information Booster:
· “To” is often mistaken as part of an infinitive, but when used as a preposition (like in phrasal verbs), it requires a gerund.
Why other options are incorrect:
· (a) look forward helping – Missing preposition “to”, hence incorrect.
· (c) look forwarding to helps – “Forwarding” is incorrect tense/form; “helps” is base form and not gerund.
· (d) look forwarding to helping – “Forwarding” is again incorrect tense; it changes the verb meaning.
Thus, the correct answer is (b) look forward to helping.

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