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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

He had to brake suddenly to avoiding hitting the deer.

Option 1: no improvement

Option 2: avoided hitting

Option 3: avoided hits

Option 4: avoid hitting


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: avoid hitting


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation : The underlined part to avoiding hitting contains a grammatical error. After the modal verb had to , the base form of the verb should be used. In this case, the correct form is to avoid hitting . The base form avoid follows the structure had to more appropriately than the -ing form avoiding .

So, the correct sentence would be: "He had to brake suddenly to avoid hitting the deer."

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