Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
Do you have any plans of _____ Shimla during this weekend?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → visiting
Complete sentence: Do you have any plans of visiting Shimla during this weekend? The blank comes right after the preposition of in "plans of …", so the gerund visiting is needed.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) to visit | A to-infinitive cannot follow a preposition, so "plans of to visit" is wrong. Without "of", "plans to visit" would be correct. | We have no plans to visit Goa this year. |
| (2) visit | The bare verb cannot follow a preposition. "Plans of visit" is not English. | – |
| (3) will visit | "Will visit" is a finite verb in the future tense. It needs its own subject and cannot stand after a preposition. | – |
| (4) visiting (answer) | A preposition (of, in, at, for, about ...) is followed by a noun, a pronoun or a gerund (the -ing form of a verb used as a noun). It is not followed by a bare verb (visit), a to-infinitive (to visit) or a finite verb (will visit). | She is fond of reading detective stories. |