Question

Read the notice and accordingly, fill in blank no. 10:

• A. to watching
• B. to watch
• C. and watching
• D. for watch

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The given notice is an invitation to the students to attend an inter-school volleyball match. The subject of the sentence is the word, 'students'. The clause, 'Students are requested to come ______ the match' is in passive voice. The main verb i.e 'are requested' is followed by the 'to+infinitive' i.e 'to+ come'. Why are the students being requested to come? It is 'to watch' the match. The phrase in the form 'to+ infinitive' is used to express a purpose. This answer is given in option B, which is correct.

Options A & C: The sentences, 'Students are requested to come and watching' and 'Students are requested to come and to watching' are not grammatically correct. This is because the word, 'watching' is in the present continuous tense. However, the action word, 'watch' is yet to be happen. It is likely to happen in future. Hence, options A and C are incorrect.

Option D: The verb, 'for watch' is grammatically incorrect. Sometimes, the verb form, 'for+verb+ing' (eg: for watching) can be used to express purpose of something. However, in the current form, option D is incorrect.